Licensed Master Social Worker Office​/On-Site

Introduction

Are looking for an exciting opportunity to make an impact and advance your career? Join us and be part of a revolutionary team shaping the future!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is now hiring for a Licensed Master Social Worker to join their team! The LMSW will provide psychosocial treatment, discharge planning, case management, assessments, crisis intervention, and individual and group counseling while helping patients achieve greater social and emotional stability. This role is an excellent opportunity for a social work professional who wants to provide meaningful clinical services, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and help patients move toward successful discharge and community-based care.

• FACILITY:
  Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH)
• LOCATION:
  
  39 Tynan Circle, Middletown, CT
• UNIT:
  Addiction Services Division (ASD), Merritt 3AB
• SCHEDULE:
  
  Full-Time, 40 Hours per Week, Second Shift, Monday through Friday, 12:00pm - 8:30pm
• POSITION NUMBER: 142256
• NOTE:
  
  This position may be eligible for shift differentials.

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

• Be a part of a comprehensive team of caring professionals
• Provide support to a division that is passionate about improving the lives of those we serve
• Assist our clients so they can achieve success
• Make a difference in the public sector
• Work together in a collaborative team environment

DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve. CVH opened in 1868 as the State’s public hospital for the treatment of persons with mental illness.

Today, CVH is the largest of DMHAS facilities, and includes 17 inpatient units over two campuses (Middletown and Hartford). The hospital includes both a general psychiatry and addiction services units. CVH provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment, including treatment for pregnant women and persons with dual diagnoses. Specialty areas include geriatric and special services, an integrated network of comprehensive mental health services for older adults and young adult services.

The facility also runs the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program which addresses the needs of TBI survivors, including reintegration into community living, independent living skills development, vocational and educational training, psychiatric, cognitive and neurological assessment and treatment, speech and physical rehabilitation as well as individual and family counseling.

Merritt 3AB is a 30-bed rehabilitation unit providing American Society of Addiction Medicine (A.S.A.M.) level 3.7 intensive rehabilitation treatment. This unit specializes in trauma informed care, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and a variety of other clinical approaches to provide holistic care to the individuals we serve. A full range of medication-assisted treatment is also offered.

• A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.
• All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.

In a state agency facility or hospital this class is accountable for providing clinical social work services to a limited number of agency clients under the guidance of a licensed…