Clinical Social Worker LICSW - Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics - Boston

Tufts Medicine

106d

About The Position

This role focuses on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients and can provide services if necessary. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Social Work duties: Provides social work assistance to patients and families relating to developmental disabilities and life events in all areas of service as a member of multi-disciplinary team and in liaison with community resources. Responsibilities also include identification, assessment, and coordination of cases and anticipation of needs related to illness, hospitalization, finances, education, and home/community service. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Typically, responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited institution.
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW).
• Five (5) years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychosocial assessment of the individual and family, including limitations, deficits and strengths in their current situation and environment, as well as functional level.
• May conduct a psychiatric social work assessment according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
• Develops treatment plans with appropriate and competent interventions.
• Responsible for psychosocial assessment and intervention in crisis situations that often involve issues of suicide, homicide, family violence, elder or child abuse.
• Demonstrates sound clinical judgment in assessing the patient's needs for long-term care, including evaluating the home and family situation.
• Helps the patient and family to develop an in-home care plan, exploring alternatives to in-home care and arranging for placement if necessary.
• Provides treatment, therapy, psycho-education and/or counseling utilizing individual, family or group modalities.
• Provides information, referral and creative resource acquisition for specific individual and family needs both within the Hospital and in the community.
• Assists patients/families to understand psychosocial factors impeding their maximal utilization of hospital and community resources.
• Collaborates with and provides psychosocial consultation to the health care team to promote a smooth, coordinated plan of care.
• Aids the team in understanding and integrating the significance of psychosocial factors in relation to patient's illness, treatment and recovery.
• Identifies psychosocial issues that may impede progress.
• Makes recommendations to the team regarding patient/family care and management.
• Assists health care team to assist patient/family level of understanding to make informed decisions.
• Provides medical social services to the patient’s family member or caregiver on a short-term basis when necessary.
• Treats patients and families with dignity and respect at all times.
• Offers time for questions and answers; demonstrates empathy in communication while working toward optimal health goals.
• Provides outreach, case finding/screening for high-risk issues that may impact on patient's progress.
• Assists with discharge planning issues to ensure continuity of care.
• Formulates, coordinates and implements the psychosocial components of outpatient care.
• Consults, collaborates and communicates with a wide range of social, governmental and legal agencies.
• Serves as a patient/family advocate with a variety of systems both internally and externally as required.
• Ensures clinical documentation is complete and according to departmental standards.
• Initiates policy and program development in specific service area or team.
• Actively engages in the regularly scheduled meetings, programs and activities of the Department.
• Participates in social work professional education, supervision and teaching activities.
• Maintains collaborative, team relationships with peers and colleagues.
• Continually monitors, assesses and modifies his/her own social work practice and programs.
• Conducts or participates in professional organizations, grant writing, teaching, public presentations, seminars and workshops.
• Ensures compliance within guidelines set forth by regulatory agencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees