Float Clinician III (LCSW, LMFT, LPC) - Behavioral Health

About This Role

This Float Clinician role provides direct and indirect clinical services in behavioral health to children, adolescents, or adults, taking direction from the Clinical Nurse Manager of the department to which they are assigned. The core of the role involves treatment of clients and provision of age-appropriate care, with duties that include crisis assessment, therapy, and treatment planning.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate skill in gathering and assessing comprehensive information regarding bio-psychosocial influences and etiology of addiction and co-morbid psychiatric disorders, including client’s physical status and compulsion/preoccupation to use
• Develop, implement, and modify treatment plans, interventions, and disposition/discharge plans as needed, addressing both age-specific and substance abuse-specific issues within professional standards and per department guidelines
• Make timely and appropriate referrals to the least restrictive setting, demonstrating knowledge of levels of care and appropriate community and treatment resources
• Complete all requested forms, documentation, and other reporting requirements in a timely manner and in accordance with Department of Children and Family (DCF), managed care, probate court, JCAHO, and other standards with which the program must comply
• Actively participate in and contribute to team meetings in order to enhance patient outcomes
• Communicate effectively and consistently with team members including attending psychiatrists, nursing staff, medical director, and inpatient unit leadership
• Demonstrate sound knowledge base of, and appreciation for, growth and development and current issues specific to the age group being served
• Demonstrate flexibility in meeting the fluctuating staffing needs of the department
• Demonstrate value of patient and family education, utilizing appropriate psycho-educational material
• Establish rapport with patient and family, consistently demonstrating perceptiveness and empathy in clinical interactions
• Facilitate skill development by careful planning of therapeutic groups, individual and family interventions
• Effectively use psychological and physical management techniques to manage violent or potentially violent situations consistent with Physical Management Training (PMT) training
• Participate in Early Response codes and Dr. Strong codes, attendance at PMT refresher trainings
• Demonstrate an understanding of learning disorders, as evidenced by flexibility of teaching methods and interactions with patients
• Demonstrate ability to identify obstacles and barriers that interfere with treatment compliance and resolve issues

Requirements

• Master's degree in the Behavioral Health field
• State of CT. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) or equivalent