Clinical Social Worker II
Clinical Social Worker II
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$ 66206 - 96304
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Job Description
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
Clinical Social Worker for the Emergency Department Addiction Recovery Program and Inpatient Medicine and Surgery. The Clinical Social Worker is responsible for the bio-psychosocial assessment possible resources and potential referrals for selected patients in the ED and inpatient medicine/surgery setting. Reporting to the Social Work Manager or a designated supervisor the social worker will provide bio-psychosocial assessments and interventions for patients and/or families impacted by a patients acute medical needs and any psychosocial factors or barriers impacting their care. The social worker will identify high risk psychosocial factors impacting a patients health status and as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team will help the hospital staff understand the influence of those factors on the patients course of medical care. The social worker will effectively intervene through evaluation emotional support provision of resources and recommendations and team collaboration around potential barriers to care in the community and around discharge needs. The social worker will have knowledge of mandated reporting of abuse/neglect trauma informed care cultural and/or age specific concerns and impact unstable housing or homelessness food insecurity substance use disorders psychiatric illness and the various community agencies and resources available. The social worker will participate in departmental and hospital-wide committees as assigned and will collaborate with other disciplines in the hospital.-Meets with patients daily to provide emotional support aftercare planning referrals for programs and community resources. Identifies patients psychosocial financial legal dual diagnoses that effect patient care.
-Ensures provision of appropriate timely and effective addiction recovery treatment resources and referrals.
-When indicated provides brief family systems work to provide psychoeducation emotional support and guidance around aftercare planning. This includes coordinating family/team meetings as needed providing emotional support and community resources.
-Works effectively as part of the interdisciplinary health care team communicating regularly with the team and other members on cases and as issues arise.
-All work is documented in the patients electronic medical record in a timely manner.
-Maintains high level of confidentiality for all patients in compliance with HIPAA and Federal guidelines.
-Facilitates the appropriate and efficient use of hospital and community resources.
-Participates in formal and informal clinical case reviews clinical supervision and educational seminars and other tasks as assigned by direct supervisor or Social Work Manager.
-Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited program.
- Current professional licensure or license eligible in Massachusetts (LICSW preferred experienced LCSW considered)
- 2-3 years clinical experience in a medical setting required
- One year working with substance use disorders and effective treatment planning and discharge planning preferred. Graduate internship/field placements in related health care programs considered
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital an affiliate of Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care research teaching and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham we believe in equal access to quality care employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race gender identity sexual orientation ability religion ethnicity national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.
Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital is a 171- bed non-profit community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900 Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive.
At Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers our patients and those we may never meet are at the center of everything we do. If youre looking for more than a career join Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.
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$66206.40 - $96304.00/AnnualGrade
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Part-Time
