Clinical Social Worker - Float - Faulkner Hospital

Mass General Brigham • Boston, MA

4d • $55,390 - $80,486 • Onsite

About The Position

The Float Social Worker is responsible for assuming assigned patient caseloads on inpatient medicine and surgery, Addiction Recovery Program, psychiatry consult liaison service, or emergency department based on staffing need. Reporting to the Social Work Manager or a designated supervisor, the social worker will provide bio-psychosocial assessments and interventions for patients and/or families impacted by a patient’s acute medical needs and any psychosocial factors or barriers impacting their care. The social worker will identify high risk psychosocial factors impacting a patient’s health status and, as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, will help the hospital staff understand the influence of those factors on the patient’s course of medical care. The social worker will effectively intervene through evaluation, emotional supportive therapy and/or other therapeutic modality, provision of resources and recommendations, and team collaboration around potential barriers to care in the community and around discharge needs. The social worker will have knowledge in mandated reporting, cultural and/or age specific impact, homelessness, substance use disorders, psychiatric illness, and the various community agency and resources available. Ability to lead groups for inpatient addiction program is preferred.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited program.
• Current professional licensure in Massachusetts (LCSW required, LICSW preferred).
• Minimum of one year experience working in a health care setting or related field preferred.
• Minimum of graduate level internship experience in appropriate setting.
• Knowledge of specific medical/psychiatric illnesses, procedures and treatments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills necessary to work within a team.
• Ability to provide rapid clinical psychosocial assessments and interventions with individuals and families.
• Advanced crisis intervention skills.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Knowledge of community agencies/resources.
• Ability to advocate/negotiate systems for/with patients.
• Tolerance for ambiguity.
• Cultural sensitivity.
• Adheres to all C.A.R.E. Standards.
• LCSW and Clinical Experience in a medical setting 0-1 years required (Clinical Social Worker I).
• LICSW and Clinical Experience in a medical setting 2-3 years required (Clinical Social Worker II).

Nice To Haves

• Ability to lead groups for inpatient addiction program.

Responsibilities

• Provide bio-psychosocial assessments and interventions for patients and/or families impacted by a patient’s acute medical needs and any psychosocial factors or barriers impacting their care.
• Identify high risk psychosocial factors impacting a patient’s health status.
• Help the hospital staff understand the influence of psychosocial factors on the patient’s course of medical care.
• Intervene through evaluation, emotional supportive therapy and/or other therapeutic modality, provision of resources and recommendations, and team collaboration around potential barriers to care in the community and around discharge needs.
• Assume assigned patient caseloads on inpatient medicine and surgery, Addiction Recovery Program, psychiatry consult liaison service, or emergency department based on staffing need.
• Lead groups for inpatient addiction program (preferred).

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available for eligible Non-MGB employees ($3,000 for LCSW and $10,000 for LICSW).
• Comprehensive benefits.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable.
• Recognition programs.

What This Job Offers

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