Social Worker

Job Description:

Clinician (LCSW, LPC, LMSW)

Our client, a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating, assisting, and supporting individuals with persistent mental illness and substance use disorders, is seeking a Clinician to join their team.

Location: New London, CT
Schedule: Full Time; Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Salary (varies by licensure)
LCSW/LPC: $65,000 - $72, 000 annually
LMSW: $54,000 - $55,000 annually
Eligible for $3,000 - $5,000 Sign-On Bonus!

Position Overview:
Provide individual and group therapy in a community-based outpatient clinic. Using CareLogic software, the clinician will document all clinical services provided in accordance with DMHAS and SCSI expectations. The clinician is expected to manage the assigned caseload, including all documentation, in a timely manner. Attend team meetings and clinical supervision.

Essential Functions:

• Provides individual, group, and family therapy to an assigned caseload. Must meet agency-established productivity goals.
  
• Completes intake assessments as directed by the Director of Outpatient Services. Completes treatment plan reviews that include updates on client progress at least every ninety (90) days and discharge summaries whenever a case is closed.
  
• Conducts crisis assessments as assigned.
  
• Produces legible documentation that relates to recovery goals as documented in recovery plans.
  
• Provides coverage and support for the Intake Department as assigned.
  
• Documents all client contacts in the client’s electronic medical record.
  
• Completes all documentation, such as referrals, treatment plans, reassessments, and progress notes, in accordance with the agency’s Quality Assurance standards and in a timely manner.
  
• Provides appropriate linkage with community resources, e.g., social, residential, and rehabilitation services.
  
• Completes client file reviews in the designated timelines as advised and/or written by the Director of Outpatient Services, Senior Director of Quality, or designee.
  
• Provides mentorship to students participating in an internship or employees who are in a Counselor or Social Worker role and ultimately seek clinical licensure.
  
• Actively participates in or leads supervision, multidisciplinary team meetings, Risk Reviews, agency committees, and program safety drills.
  
• Manages caseload, regularly reviews in CareLogic software, performing utilization reviews independently.
  
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
  

  Requirements:

  Qualifications:
  
• LCSW/LPC preferred
  
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) required
  
• Experience providing assessments, individual and group therapy, discharge planning, and referral services to adults with severe mental illness, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders
  
• Must be billable for services provided to clients with Medicare and private insurance coverage
  
• CPR/First Aid Certified or eligible
  
  Benefits Package:
  
• HYBRID REMOTE/ON-SITE SCHEDULE OPTIONS!
  
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) 2 and 3-year Loan Repayment Programs Available for up to $75,000!
  
• NurseCorps LRP Programs Available! STAR LRP Programs Available!
  
• 13 paid federal holidays annually
  
• 5 paid personal/floating holidays annually
  
• Paid sick time
  
• Up to 20 Vacation days per year!!
  
• Company paid Life Insurance
  
• Company-paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
  
• 401K Available
  
• Additional optional benefits available: Aflac, Pet Insurance, Employee/Spouse/Child Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
  
• Plus, Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance!