Licensed Clinical Social Worker

When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.

Job Description:

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments to identify behavioral emotional environmental and social determinants impacting health.
• Evaluate patients for depression anxiety adjustment disorders stress substance use concerns and other psychosocial issues affecting treatment participation.
• Develop individualized care plans that support patient goals and improve self-management skills.
• Provide short-term counseling utilizing evidence-based interventions including:
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Behavioral activation and coping strategies
  • Stress management and resilience training

• Support patients pursuing weight loss and sustainable lifestyle changes.
• Address emotional eating binge eating behaviors body image concerns and barriers to behavior change.
• Facilitate goal setting and behavior modification strategies to improve adherence to nutrition exercise and wellness plans.
• Collaborate with providers to promote long-term weight management success.

• Provide psychosocial support to patients with cardiac and pulmonary disease participating in rehabilitation programs.
• Assist patients in adjusting to new diagnoses chronic illness disability and lifestyle changes following cardiac or pulmonary events.
• Screen for depression anxiety and emotional distress associated with chronic cardiopulmonary conditions.
• Facilitate support groups and educational sessions focused on coping skills and self-management. Consistent with program descriptions LICSW support is integrated into cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services.

• Assist individuals living with diabetes in managing the psychological and behavioral aspects of chronic disease.
• Address diabetes distress treatment fatigue self-management challenges and health literacy barriers.
• Collaborate with diabetes educators dietitians pharmacists and providers to improve treatment adherence and health outcomes.
• Connect patients with community resources and support services that promote disease management and healthy living.

• Identify social determinants of health affecting patient outcomes including:
  • Financial concerns
  • Food insecurity
  • Transportation barriers
  • Housing instability
  • Caregiver stress
• Facilitate referrals to behavioral health providers community agencies support groups and social service organizations.
• Coordinate care transitions and ensure continuity of services across care settings.

• Develop and facilitate educational and support groups for patients and families.
• Lead discussions on:
  • Behavior change
  • Coping with chronic illness
  • Stress reduction
  • Weight management
  • Emotional wellness
  • Motivation and goal achievement
• Participate in multidisciplinary patient education initiatives.

• Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program.
• Current Massachusetts Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) license.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical social work experience.
• Experience providing counseling and behavioral health interventions.
• Knowledge of chronic disease management and behavioral change principles.

Pay Range:

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors that may include seniority education training relevant experience relevant certifications geographyof work location job responsibilities or other applicable factors permissible by law.