Clinical Social Worker (A/B)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Tewksbury, MA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Mental Health (DMH) Tewksbury Hospital Hathorne Units is seeking an experienced, dynamic and compassionate candidate to serve as a Clinical Social Worker (AB). The selected candidate will enhance the level of service provided to clients within an inpatient hospital setting while supporting the DMH initiative for recovery based practices and Person Centered Planning Please Note\: This position is full-time, 40 hours per week. The selected candidate will work from 8\:00 a.m. to 4\:30 p.m. Days off are Saturday and Sunday.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE\: None. (See Required Education and Licenses.)
• REQUIRED EDUCATION\: A Master's or higher degree in social work.
• LICENSES\: Based on assignment, travel may be required. Those employees who elect to use a motor vehicle for travel must have a current and valid Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Operator's license or the equivalent from another state.
• - Current and valid licensure as a Licensed Certified Social Worker or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Social Work.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Independent Clinical social worker (LICSW)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in Electronic Medical Record systems
• Given the population served, bilingual or multilingual fluency.

Responsibilities

• Formulates independent psychosocial assessment, gathering information form current and past records\: the patient\: family, significant others and community providers as available.
• Provides skilled individual, group and family therapy utilizing appropriate treatment techniques.
• As assigned Team Social Worker, responsible for formulating team agenda and conducting team meetings and Periodic Reviews, monitors completion of documentation by all disciplines, exercising authority to ensure that work is completed.
• Establishes timely linkages with community agencies to maximize continuity of care and timely discharges.
• Communicates with the Patient Care Reimbursement Investigators to ensure that all entitlements are in place as soon as possible post admission, and in preparation for discharge.
• Ensures that evaluations of ability to managed funds are complete as per DMH policy.
• Meets all Department of Mental Health, Department of Clinical Social Work, Hathorne Units, Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) / Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA) requirements for documentation.
• May be assigned to committee work by the Director of Clinical Social Work.
• May be required to produce reports and/or statistics at the request of the Director of Clinical Social Work.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level