Licensed Clinician (LCSW, LPC, LMFT) - Child/Adolescent PHP

Location: NAT 72 Shaker Rd, Enfield (10162)

About the Role

Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s leading provider for children, adolescents, and adults with mental illness and substance abuse addictions. We offer a variety of programs including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, geriatric services, clinical day treatment schools, and chemical dependency services. Through our multi-site network of care, we constantly strive to meet our mission of helping people find their way while educating and empowering individuals to participate in their own care and recovery.

Program Summary

Natchaug's Joshua Center Programs treat children as young as 6 and as old as 17 who are struggling with psychiatric or substance abuse issues but do not require inpatient care. Services include:

• Comprehensive assessment
• Comprehensive aftercare planning
• Family, group, and individual therapy
• Occupational and creative rehabilitation therapy

Natchaug Hospital provides transportation from school to the Joshua Center Program and then to the student’s home.

Responsibilities

• Conducts a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment and establishes a care plan, as appropriate.
• Provides direct patient care that may include case management, care coordination, interdisciplinary collaboration for care transition needs, crisis intervention/safety planning, counseling, and emotional support to patients and families coping with illness, trauma, or end-of-life care, referral, and discharge planning.
• Refers patients to appropriate levels of care and available resources that promote the individualized care plan.
• Maintains timely patient-centered documentation that reflects the patient and client systems’ pertinent information for assessment, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with regulatory licensing requirements and third-party agencies.
• Independently provides clinical social work interventions to all patient populations.
• Provides social work field supervision to second-year social work students.

Behavioral Health Clinicians are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $2,500.00, in accordance with program guidelines.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, or related human service field.
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting required, preferably working with a chemical dependency population or child/adolescents.
• Current Connecticut license: LCSW, LPC, or LMFT.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to establish relationships within and outside their entity.
• Cognizant of health-related social needs and cultural competence.
• Recognizes and addresses health disparities, inequalities, and injustices directed toward clients related to access to care and provision of health services.

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM. Summer hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus
• Shared success bonus
• Medical and dental benefits with H.S.A. employer contribution
• 401(k) plan with employer match up to 7%
• Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire
• Discounts on services, products, and optional coverages (e.g., movie tickets, pet insurance, travel, and more)

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.