Job Title: Licensed Social Worker (TEMP 8-Week Assignment)

Job Details

Posting Date: March 7th 2025
Reference ID: 239989
Location: 55 Lock Street, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
Work Location: On-Site
Discipline: Clinical Social Work
Job Type: Temporary (8-Week Assignment)
Salary Expectations/ Pay Rate or Range: $43.27/hr - $44.23/hr
Schedule/ Shift: M-F, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (37.5 hours per week) Flexibility to start at 8:30 AM as needed

Perks: Ability to gain experience working with a nationally and globally recognized leading research university.

Job Description

Responsibilities/ Job Duties:

• Manage clinical care for students, ensuring timely access to services and follow-up support.
• Communicate with patients, families, clinicians, and staff regarding treatment and program implementation.
• Coordinate referrals between mental health counselors, academic departments, ensuring proper fit.
• Assess students' clinical needs and collaborate on appropriate care plans, maintaining patient records.
• Provide brief assessments and interventions while students connect with providers.
• Coordinate external referrals to partners with senior staff.
• Develop and maintain tracking systems for referrals, feedback, and utilization metrics.
• Maintain a database of local, national, and international mental health resources.
• Authorize referrals and collaborate with Member Services, Claims, and Billing for service coverage.
• Act as the primary contact for students and clinicians regarding external services and placement.
• Support students through the referral process, ensuring timely scheduling with community providers.
• Build strong relationships with students, clinicians, and university stakeholders.
• Adhere to privacy and confidentiality standards for health information.
• Provide educational resources and consultations to various university departments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience Qualification Requirements:

• State of CT Clinical Social Worker License or Clinical Social Worker license-eligible required.
• Master's Degree in Social Work with three years providing clinical care post-licensure required.
• Experience working in a college counseling center preferred.
• Experience in clinical care management preferred.

For California Applicants:

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO) , and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).

This position is subject to a background check based on its job duties, which may include patient care, working with vulnerable populations, access to financial and confidential information, driving, working with heavy machinery, or working in a warehouse or laboratory environment. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.