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Rushford
Avon, Connecticut

Clinician (LCSW, LPC, LMFT) - Adult Ambulatory (Per Diem)

Social WorkerPer Diem

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Job Description

  • Location Detail: 35 Tower Lane Avon (10329)
  • Shift Detail: Mix of daytime and evening coverage, dependent on program needs.
  • Work where every moment matters.

Every 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.

Rushford Center, one of Connecticut’s leading providers of addiction and mental health services, is nationally recognized for delivering outstanding prevention, treatment and recovery programs.

We offer a wide range of programs including Acute Care and Evaluation, Residential Addiction Treatment, Individual, Group & Family Therapy, Intensive Outpatient programs and Community Support Programs.

Through the passion of our specialists, we continue to treat every patient with care, compassion and respect, while providing affordable and accessible services.

Job Summary

Works in coordination with interdisciplinary teams to organize, prepare, and deliver evidence based clinical services across the continuum of care. Maintains ethical principles and professional standards of practice in adherence to the discipline’s professional code of ethics.

Job Responsibilities

  • Conducts a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment and establishes a care plan, as appropriate.
  • Collaborates with the interdisciplinary Team to assess for appropriate level of care and risk factors; develops and implements care/discharge plan and coordinates consults/referrals to remove barriers and promote optimal clinical and financial outcomes.
  • Utilizes specific therapeutic methods/strategies/interventions in accordance with individualized care plan.
  • Monitors progress of interventions and revises plan to meet patient/family needs.

Provides education to patient/family with respect to meeting established goals including but not limited to disease prevention, impact of illness and disease progression, advocacy for benefits, health maintenance, and adherence to treatment regimens.

Provides direct patient care that may include: case management, care coordination, interdisciplinary collaboration for care transition needs, crisis intervention/safety planning, counseling, and emotional support to patients and families coping with illness, trauma, or end-of-life care, referral and discharge planning.

Refers patient to appropriate levels of care and available resources that promote the individualized care plan.

Maintains timely patient-centered documentation that reflects the patient and client systems’ pertinent information for assessment, interventions and outcomes in accordance with regulatory licensing requirements and third-party agencies.

  • Independently able to provide clinical social work interventions to all patient populations.
  • Participates in administrative and development activities including team meetings, clinical supervision of staff and staff education.
  • Provide social work field supervision to second year social work students.
  • Supports the development of hospital and/or unit-based programming to meet the clinical and strategic needs of the patients and the milieu.
  • Works as a team member to contribute to improved patient experience.
  • Ensures the cost-effective utilization of resources.

Qualifications

Master's Degree in Social Work, or Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy or Related Human Service Field

Previous experience in a healthcare setting

LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LADC

  • Valid Driver's License
  • We take great care of careers.
  • As a Hartford HealthCare entity, Rushford provides eligible employees with an extensive benefits package consisting of:
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
  • Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire, including paid holidays
  • Higher Education Partnerships with select universities and colleges.

Tuition reimbursement. HHC provides the maximum benefit allowed by the IRS to cover educational expenses with no additional tax burden for you.

  • Success Sharing Program
  • Leadership growth opportunities and trainings
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Additional voluntary benefits as well as employee discount programs

Flexible Schedule

In addition to our generous and competitive salary and benefits package, this location is approved for the HRSA Federal Loan Forgiveness program

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.

Key Responsibilities

The clinician will conduct comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments and develop individualized care plans in coordination with an interdisciplinary team. They are responsible for providing direct patient care, including crisis intervention, counseling, and care coordination across the continuum of addiction and mental health services.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentCare planningIndividual therapyGroup therapyPatient educationClinical documentationSocial work supervision

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 28% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Connecticut91 active6,470 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 28% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentConnecticut Social Worker listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus · 15% offer loan repayment101 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,430 in the last 30 days1,522 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Social Work pay trend−1.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,359 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Rushford

Mental Health Care
Meriden, CT
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision benefits
401(k) plan with employer match
Generous paid time off
Paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Success Sharing Program
Leadership growth opportunities
Employee discount programs

Living in Avon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$496k
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.