Social Worker
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.
