Behavioral Health Specialist - Social Worker
Johnson Memorial Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Of New England, is looking for an experienced Behavioral Health Specialist, LCSW to join our team of highly specialized integrated behavioral health professionals. This is a per diem position for weekend coverage.
About the role
The Behavioral Health Specialist is a crisis clinician who performs behavioral health consults, assessments, individual treatment, family consultations, care coordination, referrals, and participates in multidisciplinary teams primarily within the Emergency Room.
Responsibilities
- Conducts crisis assessments, biopsychosocial assessments, behavioral interventions.
- Builds caring relationships with target population to promote positive health and social service outcomes.
- Improves access to health and human services for target population through in-person interactions, telephone contacts, and coordination of referrals.
- Collaborates with team members to determine care plans from admission to discharge, with family and service providers.
- Collaborates with external agencies or facilities to coordinate referrals to care and directs any appropriate follow-up.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a social work field including Social Work; Marriage and Family Therapy; Psychology; and/or Mental Health Clinician.
- Level I – Licensed at a LMSW level or with the capability to be licensed.
- Level II - Licensure at a LCSW, LPC, LMFT level required.
- Two years of clinical experience working with at-risk populations.
- Ability to communicate with target population.
- Culturally competent interpersonal & communication skills.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the local community.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits available on the first day.
Schedule
- Per diem – weekends.
- Rotating shift.
Facility Information
Johnson Memorial Hospital provides a continuum of health care services to those living and working in north central Connecticut and western Massachusetts. The 92-bed hospital and home health and hospice agency have been anchor institutions in north central Connecticut for more than 100 years.