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Nuvance Health Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Norwalk, Connecticut
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Location: Norwalk, CT, United States
Requisition ID: 26492
Salary Range: 31.25 - 58.05 HOURLY
Work Shift: 8:30am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
FT/PT/PD: FULL-TIME
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
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Description
Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.
Summary:
Provides clinical services to emotionally ill individuals, collaborating with psychiatric and other health professionals for the purposes of quality diagnostic and treatment
Responsibilities:
Conducts interviews with patients/family members to evaluate coping abilities, dysfunctional adjustments, maladaptive behaviors, functional status.
Establishes objectives and develops patient-focused treatment plans to provide disposition and/or referral. Identifies potential barriers, limitations & lack of coping abilities, adjustments, functional status. Evaluates patients for mental disorders.
Provides individual, family, group therapy, crisis intervention and psycho-education.
Evaluates for child, elder abuse, domestic violence and makes appropriate referrals. Acts as a consultant and/or educator to staff relative to assessment, criteria & referral.
Maintains resume information and refers patients & families to agencies for supportive services & concrete resources (financial assistance; housing; transportation; medications) on regular & emergency basis.
Mentors and acts as consultant to peers, staff & community.
Acts as a liaison for the patients within community (local, state and private agencies).
Participates in patient care planning, policy and procedure development, quality performance improvement & projects as assigned by the department manager.
Provides coverage for absent (vacation, sick, etc.) social workers in medical/surgical, rehabilitation, women's and children's semi areas, emergency & neonatal unit.
Completes hospital and state required documentation & other paperwork & forms.
Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Other information:
Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school
Minimum of three years’ experience
Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
PREFER: Experience in assigned specialty area, crisis intervention, discharge planning, DSMIV diagnosis and treatment
Location: Norwalk-24 Stevens St
Work Type: Full-Time
Standard Hours: 40.00
FTE: 1.000000
Work Schedule: Day 8
Work Shift: 8:30am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
Org Unit: 502
Department: NW Psychiatry
Exempt: Yes
Grade: S10
Salary Range:
$31.2500 - $58.0500 Hourly
Credentials:
Essential:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Education:
Essential:
- Master's Level Degree
Working conditions:
Essential:
Some manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
Little or no potential for occupational risk
Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force
Generally pleasant working conditions.
EOE, including disability/vets.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.
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