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Social Worker/Clinician (LMSW/LCSW)

Sound Community Services, Inc.

Social Worker/Clinician (LMSW/LCSW)

New London, CT
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    __Title: Social Worker / Clinician

    Department: Outpatient Clinic

    Classification:

    Social Worker: Non-Exempt / Non-Union

    Clinician: Exempt / Union

    Schedule: Full Time; Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Compensation: $25-35.48/hour

    Eligible for $5,000 - $7,000 Sign-On Bonus!


    EXCELLENT 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!

    · Generous PTO package includes:

    · 13 paid federal holidays annually

    · 5 paid personal/floating holidays annually

    · Paid sick time

    · Paid birthday holiday

    · Up to 20 Vacation days per year!!

    · Company paid Life Insurance

    · Company paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

    · 401K Available

    · Opt-in benefits available: Aflac, Pet Insurance, Employee/Spouse/Child Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability

    · Plus, Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance!

    · New for this benefit year: Medical insurance option available at NO COST TO THE EMPLOYEE!


    Who We Are:

    Sound Community Services, Inc. (SCSI) inspires hope by empowering our diverse community to find healing and growth!

    Sound Community Services, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating, assisting, and supporting individuals with persistent mental illness and substance use disorders.

    We work tirelessly to create a culture and environment in which recovery and wellness are possible.


    Who You Are:

    Sound Community Services, Inc. is seeking team members whose mission is to display compassion, accountability, respect and excellence in our communities.

    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. Clinician is expected to manage case load assigned including all documentation in a timely manner. Attend team meetings and clinical supervisions.

    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 documentation which is legible and relates to recovery goals as documented in recovery plans.
    • Provides coverage and support for Intake Department as assigned.
    • Documents all client contacts in the client's electronic medical record.
    • Completes all documentation i.e., referrals, treatment plans, reassessment, 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 ultimately seeking clinical licensure.
    • Actively participates in or leads supervision, multi-disciplinary team meetings, Risk Review, agency committees and program safety drills.
    • Manages case load, regularly reviews in CareLogic software, performing utilization reviews independently.
    • Performs all other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications:

    • Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), 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

    Physical Requirements:

    • Regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and climb stairs
    • Regularly required to walk, talk and/or hear
    • Speaking and hearing ability should be sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes
    • Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc.
    • Specific vision abilities required by this position include the ability to adjust focus
    • Occasionally required to stand and climb or balance
    • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


    Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

    Sound Community Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.