Description

Job Schedule: Full Time
Standard Hours: 36
Job Shift: Shift 2
Shift Details: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 11:30am-9:00pm; Tuesdays 9:30am-7:00pm

Work where every moment matters.

 

Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here.  We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. 

St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees. It includes a 473-bed community teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children. St. Vincent’s is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network, and is the system’s second-largest hospital.

Job Summary:

• Provides behavioral health counseling services.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts patient assessments and establishes therapy treatment goals.
• Administers individual and group therapy. Maintains thorough and confidential records of observations.
• Evaluates progress and effectiveness of therapy interventions.
• Provides patient with information regarding resources and therapeutic activities in the community.
• Provides family therapy when appropriate.
• Formulates appropriate discharge plan with patients and helps to coordinate community resources.
• Ensures that all documentation is timely and meets criteria for billing.
• Participates in any special projects as assigned.
• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

Required Credential(s):

• One or more of the following:
• Licensed Clinical Counselor specializing in Alcohol and Drug Abuse credentialed from the Connecticut Department of Public Health obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Licensed Clinical Counselor specializing in Marriage & Family credentialed from the Connecticut Department of Public Health obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Licensed Clinical Counselor specializing in Mental Health credentialed from the Connecticut Department of Public Health obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Licensed Clinical Psychologist credentialed from the Connecticut Department of Public Health obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker credentialed from the Connecticut Department of Public Health obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Education:

• Masters Degree required in mental health discipline.

Work Experience:

• 2 years providing group therapy in behavioral health setting.
• 1 year related experience working with adults with mental health issues, co-occurring disorders a plus.

We take great care of careers.

 

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 employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.  Every moment matters.  And this is your moment.