Job Information
Trinity Health Behavioral Health Specialist - Crisis Social Worker Per Diem in Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Employment Type:
Part time
Shift:
Rotating Shift
Description:
Johnson Memorial Hospital a member of Trinity Health Of New England is looking for an experienced Behavioral Health Specialist, LMSW/LCSW to come join our team of highly specialized integrated behavioral health professionals.
The Behavioral Health Specialist is a crisis clinician who provides behavioral health consults, assessments, individual treatment, family consultations, care coordination, referrals, and participates in multidisciplinary teams primarily within the Emergency Room. .
What will you do:
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.
collaborate with team members to determine care plans from admission to discharge, with family and service providers.
collaborate with external agencies or facilities to coordinate referrals to care and will direct any appropriate follow-up.
. Minimum Qualifications
Education: Master’s degree in a social work field including, Social Work; Marriage and Family Therapy; Psychology; and/or Mental Health Clinician.
Licensure: Level I – Licensed at a LMSW Level or with the capability to be licensed preferred.
Level II - Licensure at a LCSW, LPC, LMFC level required.
Experience: Requires two years of clinical experience working with at risk populations.
Requires the ability to communicate with target population. Requires culturally Competent Interpersonal & Communication Skills.
Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the local community.
Highlights
Per Diem
Flexible Schedule
Engaged leadership.
Mission Drive Team
Facility Information
Johnson Memorial Hospital provide 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.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran