Licensed Master Social Work LMSW

Per Diem

Middlesex Health

Based in Middletown, Connecticut, Middlesex Health , a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network , includes Middlesex Hospital, a not-for-profit magnet hospital with 275 beds, and two Middlesex Health Cancer Center locations. It also features three emergency departments and two urgent care centers, along with many other programs and services. Middlesex Health’s network of primary care physicians, medical and surgical specialists, and other employees work to meet the needs of the Middlesex County and Connecticut shoreline communities.

Using innovative technology, Middlesex Health’s vision is to be the clear, first choice for medical care, and its mission is to provide the safest, highest-quality care and best experience possible.

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Middlesex Health is an independent award winning organization. At Middlesex Health, we have a unique combination of award-winning talent, world-class technology and patient-first care that's making health care better. Through our affiliation with the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Middlesex Health has access to the most advanced medical knowledge and research available.

Retirement plan: The Middlesex Health Retirement Savings & Investment Plan allows eligible employees to make voluntary, pre-tax contributions and receive limited matching contributions from the health system every pay period, along with an automatic core contribution from the health system each year.

Summary:

The Licensed Master Social Work for Inpatient Behavioral Health provides direct services as a part of a multidisciplinary team. The Licensed Master Social Work completes social work assessments, develops an individual plan of care for patients, implements individual or group therapies, collaborates with families and community providers and participates in the discharge planning process.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited Social Work program
• Licensed Master Social Worker in the State of Connecticut
• At least one year of experience working with behavioral health patients on an adult inpatient behavioral health unit or in an outpatient behavioral health setting.
• Comfort with using DSM 5.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Highly organized and have the ability to work independently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience providing clinical care and implementation of groups on an adult inpatient unit behavioral health unit
• Previous experience working as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience/knowledge of substance use disorders and treatment of patients with a dual diagnosis.