About the role
%3Cdiv%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EWork where%26nbsp;%3Cstrong%3Eevery moment%3C/strong%3E%26nbsp;matters.%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EEvery day, more than 40,000 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.%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3ENatchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s leading provider for children, adolescents and adults with mental illness and substance abuse addictions. We offer a variety of programs including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, geriatric services, clinical day treatment schools and chemical dependency services. Through our multi-site network of care, we constantly strive to meet its mission in helping people find their way while educating and empowering individuals to participate in their own care and recovery.%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Cu style=%22font-size:14px;%22%3EProgram Summary%3C/u%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22font-family:Arial, %27Times New Roman%27, Verdana, sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3ENatchaug Hospital%27s Journey House program is a specialized residential treatment facility on the Mansfield campus for adolescent girls with identified needs for behavioral health services who admitted through a referral from the juvenile justice system.%26nbsp;%26nbsp; Journey House offers a variety of evidence-based treatment modalities that are carried out in individual, group and family settings.%26nbsp; Residents and the treatment team collaborate on discharge planning, which includes coordination of individual and family therapy, medication management, identification of a primary care physician and any vocational, recreational or educational planning.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Cu%3EJob Summary%3C/u%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EThe Mental Health Worker provides therapeutic interventions for clients and participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3ECarries out client treatment interventions in accordance with individualized treatment plans.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EObserves, intervenes and documents client behavioral and physical response to therapeutic interventions.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EInteracts with clients in ways that take into account age-related and specialized educational, developmental, and psychiatric needs of the population served.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3ELeads and co-leads client groups.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EAssist in behavioral client interventions and monitors the milieu to identify and eliminate obvious hazards to maintain a safe environment.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EProvides clients with an orientation to the unit, and inventories and safeguards clients%27 belongings.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3ECollects and records vital signs and client data (weight, blood pressure, etc.).%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EUtilizes approved physical intervention techniques, provides and assists with physical escorts, restraints and seclusions, conducts searches, and demonstrates understanding of de-escalation and therapeutic communication techniques.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EProvides transport for clients to and from internal/external programs; and coordinates and schedules client movement through the facility to outside meetings, home visits, appointments and activities.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraph%22 style=%22mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3EFocused on personal, patient/client and unit/staff safety%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:12.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3C/div%3E
%3Cblockquote style=%22border-style:none;margin-left:40px;padding:0px;%22%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EPrevious experience with behavioral health clients preferred.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EHigh school diploma or equivalent required.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3E2 years related experience required.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3ECurrent CT Driver’s license with a clean driving record %26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EMust be available to work every other weekend%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EMust have and maintain a telephone number for scheduling.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EComputer proficiency required.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3C/blockquote%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3EWe take great care of careers.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;%22%3EHartford HealthCare provides eligible employees with an extensive benefits package and all the benefits of working with a top notch organization:%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli style=%22line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMedical and dental benefits%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3E401(k) plan with employer match up to 7%%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EPaid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3ETuition Assistance%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EDiscounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more!%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp style=%22font-family:Arial;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:normal;%22%3EWith locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.%26nbsp; 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.%26nbsp; We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.%26nbsp; Every moment matters.%26nbsp; And this is%26nbsp;%3Cstrong%3Eyour moment.%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E
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