Clinical Social Worker (LCSW LICSW LMHC)

Clinical Social Worker (LCSW / LICSW / LMHC) - Inpatient Behavioral Health

Location:Devens MA (On-Site Contract)

Position Type:13-Week Contract Assignment(Fully Renewable)

Guaranteed Hours:40 Hours Per Week Guaranteed

Shift Information:Day Shifts Monday - Friday Baseline(No Weekends Required)

Position Urgency:Normal

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and clinically advancedClinical Social WorkerorLicensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)to join our multidisciplinary inpatient behavioral health treatment this role you will serve as an integral voice in optimizing short-term psychiatric care providing direct evidence-based counseling case management and system interventions for both patients and their families. Working in close partnership with psychiatrists nurse practitioners and floor clinicians you will guide families through high-acuity psychiatric moments and spearhead comprehensive discharge and community aftercare planning strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Assessments & Planning:Conduct thorough clinical biopsychosocial assessments and lead multidisciplinary treatment planning loops rooted in patient strengths and psychiatric presenting problems.
• Direct Therapeutic Interventions:Provide individual family and group therapy sessions utilizing advanced behavioral health treatment and family systems modalities.
• Discharge & Continuity of Care:Create and implement highly safe strategic discharge paths by connecting patients directly with outside community resource agencies and programs.
• Utilization & Coordination:Manage basic insurance utilization reviews and act as the core liaison between the patient legal guardians hospital administration and external support groups.
• Electronic Documentation:Maintain real-time comprehensive documentation of patient goals risk assessments and clinical milestones within the Electronic Health Record (EHR) database.

Mandatory Position Requisites & Compliance Filters

• State Board Licensure:Must hold a currently active unrestricted Massachusetts board registry as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in pristine standing.
• Required Education:Must possess a completedMasters Degree in Social Work (MSW) Counseling or a closely related clinical mental health field.
• Specialty Certification:Must hold or be willing to obtain aChild & Adolescent Needs & Strengths (CANS) Certificationwithin 30 days of contract launch.
• Experience Parameters:Prior professional clinical experience operating within an acute inpatient behavioral health short-term crisis stabilization unit or acute care hospital setting is preferred.
• Technical Literacy:Sufficient computer navigation and typing skills to smoothly facilitate charting inside Electronic Health Records (EHR platforms with Medsphere/Vista experience preferred).
• Language Skills:Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is highly preferred but not mandatory.
• Work Authorization Status:US Citizen (USC) or active Permanent US Work Authorization (Green Card/EAD) only.(No international visa sponsorship or remote accommodations are available).

Required Skills:

Rehabilitation