Social Worker LMSW Per Diem

Nuvance Health

  • Danbury, Connecticut
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    NuvanceHealth serves1.5 million residentsacross New York and Connecticut and includes more than 2,600 aligned physicians, 12,000 employees, seven hospitals (Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, NorthernDutchessHospital, Norwalk Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center, Sharon Hospital, and Vassar Brothers Medical Center), a large network of primary care and specialty practices, and multiple affiliated organizations. As part of the greater NY metropolitan area, the city of Danbury enjoys both proximity to New York City culture and access to a wide variety of outdoor activities, including hiking, biking,fishingand boating in state and regional parks and preserves.

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    LocationDanbury, Connecticut

    Description

    Description

    Position at Danbury Hospital
    Licensed Master Social Worker-PRNBehavioral & Mental Healthcare-Danbury Hospital (60 Miles from NYC)
    NuvanceHealth, formerly known as Western Connecticut Health, is seeking a per diem, experienced Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) working in an outpatientsetting inDanbury, Connecticut. The LCSW will provide clinical services to emotionally ill individuals, collaborating with psychiatric and other health professionals for the purpose of quality treatment. Danbury islocatedone hour outside of New York City in suburban Fairfield County. We offer a highly competitive compensation package including base salary.
    Job Responsibilities include:
    • Collaborates andassistsfull time Licensed Master Social Worker in running and documenting groups for Intensive Outpatient level of care
    • Provides coverage for full time Licensed Master Social Worker during vacation or illness
    • Provides individual, family, group therapy, crisisinterventionand psychoeducation
    • Evaluates for child, elder abuse, domestic violence and makesappropriate referrals
    • Acts as a consultant and/or educator to staffrelativeto assessment, criteria & referral
    • Maintains resume information and refers patients & families to agencies for supportive services & concrete resources (financialassistance; housing; transportation; medications) on regular & emergency basis
    • Mentors and acts as consultant to peers, staff & community
    • Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position
    Qualifications:
    • Master's degree in Social Workfrom an accredited school
    • Minimum of 2 year experience
    • Current CT Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
    Established in 1885, Danbury Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital providing Greater Danbury arearesidentsconvenient access to exceptional care. Danbury Hospital has 371 beds and is a Level II Trauma Center with approximately 70,000 ED visits per year. As a teaching hospital, we are affiliated with the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, and Yale School of Medicine. Our Medical Group includes 900+ physician and advanced practice providers, serving a geographically broad region throughout Western Connecticut and eastern New York.
    Danbury, Connecticut,locatedin the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the border of New York State, is about 60 miles northeast of New York City and 60 miles west of Hartford, CT. As part of the greater NY metropolitan area, the city of Danbury enjoys both proximity to New York City culture and access to a wide variety of outdoor activities, including hiking, biking,fishingand boating in state and regional parks and preserves.Surrounded bya number ofquaint towns with scenic New England landscapes, the area offers a variety of excellent housing and school options.Boston, New York City, NewHavenand Hartford are easily accessible via train and car.
    NuvanceHealth serves1.5 million residentsacross New York and Connecticut and includes more than 2,600 aligned physicians, 12,000 employees, seven hospitals (Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, NorthernDutchessHospital, Norwalk Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center, Sharon Hospital, and Vassar Brothers Medical Center), a large network of primary care and specialty practices, and multiple affiliated organizations.
    stephanie.ramirez @nuvancehealth.org

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