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Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations.

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Will join weekly/biweekly adult and pediatric team pre-clinic meetings to review patient records prior to patient visits.

2. Will join CF outpatient clinic days for both the adult and pediatric CF clinics.

3. Supports the screening of patients for anxiety and depression in the outpatient clinic.

4. Conducts intake interviews with patients and families to develop psychosocial evaluations.
5. Provides psycho-social assessments and treatments individual and group education/therapy to include dual diagnosis cases and all associated social work services.
6. Works with other CF team outpatient providers to coordinate treatment planning and continuation of care.
7. Documents all information obtained in evaluation assessment consultation referral and disposition to comply with regulatory requirements as well as ensuring best possible patient outcome.
8. Coordinates discharge planning which includes the assessment of housing benefits and treatment needs. Plays key role in case management.
9. Acts as liaison with community and government agencies and develop referral network as needed.

10. Will consider the need for community psychology referral and continuation of care on an individual basis.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Masters degree in Social Work.
2. Current Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) licensure.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. One to three years of social work experience
2. Demonstrated ability in psychosocial assessment knowledge of community resources crisis intervention skills ability in discharge planning and ability to work with a multidisciplinary team.
3. Data compilation and analysis skills.
4. Excellent written and communications skills.
5. Basic computer skills.

Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

ADDENDUM FOR FORMER CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER OUTPATIENT POSITION

Position Summary:

Provides psychosocial assessment and a full range of social services to patients with chronic diseases and their families. Assists in planning development implementation and evaluation of funded programs.

Major Responsibilities:
1. Provides psychosocial assessment crisis intervention and counseling to patients and their families. Documents evaluations and interventions in medical record.
2. Facilitates referral for psychiatric services. Facilitates access to and coordinates delivery of social services including financial assistance health insurance medication reimbursement transportation housing extended care home care hospice and community-based services.
3. Provides information and referral to specialized intervention programs including substance abuse detoxification and rehabilitation.
4. Organizes and facilitates family meetings interagency conferences and groups/workshops for patients and their families as well as staff psychosocial and multicultural development programs
5. Provides social service consultation information and education to medical psychiatric and social service providers within the medical center and community.
6. May represent clinic as member of community-based advocacy and funding programs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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