Location Detail: NAT 1353 Gold Star Hwy Groton (10154)

Shift Detail: Schedule: Mon-Fri; 9:00am - 5:30pm

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Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s leading provider for children, adolescents and adults with mental illness and substance abuse addictions. We offer a variety of programs including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, geriatric services, clinical day treatment schools and chemical dependency services. Through our multi-site network of care, we constantly strive to meet its mission in helping people find their way while educating and empowering individuals to participate in their own care and recovery.

Job Summary

Supervisor of Behavioral Health works in coordination with interdisciplinary teams to organize, prepare, and deliver evidence based clinical services across the continuum of care for Adults and Child/Adolescents. Clinical services include individual, group and family therapy. Maintains ethical principles and professional standards of practice in adherence to the discipline’s professional code of ethics.

This is a key supporting member of the management team that oversees day-to-day program operations and is responsible for the supervision of assigned clinical care activities to monitor standard work and meet regulatory requirements. Career growth opportunities.

Key areas of responsibility:

Unit and Personnel Management

• Supervise all clinical care, including use of behavioral health interventions, emergency management and monitors compliance with requirements for treatment planning and transition planning.
• Hires, trains, provides coaching and gives corrective action, delegates tasks to ensure productivity and educates staff.
• Assesses staff performance and develops clinical team.
• Identifies opportunities for operational improvement and plans to implement them in collaboration with Program Manager.
• Provides clear goals and expectations for staff and holds them accountable. Sets and measures results with respect to established objectives.

Direct Patient Care

• When required, conducts a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment and establishes a care plan, as appropriate.
• Provides direct patient care that may include: case management, care coordination, interdisciplinary collaboration for care transition needs, crisis intervention/safety planning, counseling, and emotional support to patients and families coping with illness, trauma, or end-of-life care, referral and discharge planning.

Clinical Excellence

• Leads administrative and development activities including but not limited to: team meetings, clinical supervision of staff and staff education.
• Provide social work field supervision to second year social work students

• Master's degree in Social work required.
• Current Connecticut license; LCSW, required.
• 1 year of management experience in a healthcare related setting required.
• 2 years of experience as a licensed Clinician;LCSW, required.
• Previous experience in clinical setting with Adults or Child/Adolescents
• Computer proficient
• Ability to assess problems, determine solutions and make decisions within a timely manner
• Utilize supervision and team approaches in the context of patient assessment and clinical interventions
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to establish relationships within and outside their entity
• Focused on personal, patient/client and unit/staff safety

We take great care of careers.

Hartford HealthCare provides eligible colleagues with an extensive benefits package and all the benefits of working with a top-notch organization:

• Federal loan forgiveness program
• Medical and dental benefits
• 401(k) plan with employer match up to 7%
• Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire
• Discounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more!

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving colleagues-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.