Social Worker, Per Diem

Join us as a Social Worker!

Per Diem Opportunities Available!

As a Social Worker for TaraVista in Devens Massachusetts youll bring your experience and knowledge where your voice matters. A Social Worker is an integral part of our multidisciplinary treatment team. You will provide direct care and support not only to our patients but also their families and make decisions that impact the lives of your peers your patients and your exchange we will care for you as much as you care for our patients.

As a Social Worker:

• You will be an active participant in the health care team who provides direct and indirect care to patients families and legal guardians.

• Provide clinical social work services in partnership with physicians nurse practitioners and direct care staff.

• Administer biopsychosocial assessments multidisciplinary treatment planning case management individual and family therapy and systems interventions directed towards comprehensive discharge strategies and aftercare planning.

• Assist with insurance utilization review and provide liaison services to patients and their family/guardians the hospital and outside community agencies and programs as needed for care coordination.

• You will work collaboratively as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team and contribute to each patients treatment plan by helping develop implement and document appropriate goals and interventions informed by patient strengths and presenting psychiatric problems.

The Social Worker will have the following:

• LCSW or license eligibility for LMHC required. LICSW or LMHC with prior experience working within an inpatient behavioral health or acute care settings preferred.

• Clinical Masters Degree required

• Child & Adolescent Needs & Strengths (CANS) Certification required within 30 days of hire

• Prior experience working within an inpatient behavioral health setting short-term treatment and/or acute care preferred.

• Advanced level knowledge and experience in the application of clinical behavioral health treatment and family system modalities for patients with psychiatric illnesses as well as risk and safety assessment

• Sufficient typing and computer skills to facilitate use of Electronic Health Record required; experience with Electronic Health Record including Medsphere/Vista preferred.

• Possess advanced level knowledge and experience in the application of clinical behavioral health treatment and family system modalities for patients with psychiatric illnesses.

• Possess an understanding of appropriate community support and systems available to patients after discharge. Demonstrate competency and possess the knowledge base skill and ability to work in an acute inpatient setting.

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Pay Range:

Compensation will be determined based on the candidates relevant experience and licensure.

$64000 - $83000

TaraVista is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.