LMHC) – MGBfC Pediatric Primary Care

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

4d•$68,224 - $103,230•Hybrid

About The Position

Embedded in an MGBfC pediatric primary care clinic, the Clinical Social Worker Senior is part of a multidisciplinary care team. The role provides clinical care coordination, assessment, brief interventions, and referrals for acute or emergent behavioral health needs, as well as short- to medium-term therapy for patients ages 4–21 with mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral dysregulation, and other mood-related conditions. The position conducts psychosocial assessments and provides clinical services addressing psychosocial, environmental, age-specific, and cultural issues to support emotional, social, and physical well-being and effective use of health care and community resources. The social worker is available to pediatricians for consultation and acute assessments during routine clinic encounters. The role may also provide clinical supervision to a limited number of LCSW colleagues and/or MSW student interns.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work or a master’s degree in Mental Health & Behavioral Medicine.
LCSW, LICSW, or LMHC license or certification.
For LCSW: 0–1 year of clinical experience in a medical setting.
For LICSW: 2–3 years of clinical experience in a medical setting.
For LMHC: 3–5 years of related experience.
For LMHC: demonstrated success working with people of various backgrounds and lifestyles, with ongoing self-reflection and continual learning.
For LMHC: experience negotiating, advocating, and navigating systems.
Mastery of specialized clinical diagnoses and interventions, and ability to conduct complex and high-risk assessments, treatment plans, and interventions.
Strong problem-solving, conflict-resolution, efficiency, and communication skills.
Ability to formulate advanced psychosocial assessments and treatment plans, exercise clinical judgment, and advocate for clients.
Working knowledge of internal and external resources and ability to make appropriate referrals.
Ability to prioritize problems by urgency, initiate timely treatment plans, and manage time appropriately.
Ability to articulate a social work clinical perspective in team meetings and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop plans of care.

Nice To Haves

Prior clinical experience and training with children, adolescents, and young adults.
Training in CBT.

Responsibilities

Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families experiencing social, emotional, interpersonal, or environmental issues.
Formulate biopsychosocial assessments, dispositions, and treatment plans.
Provide short- and medium-term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and youth ages 4–21, parents, and families.
Provide mandated assessments when abuse is suspected, including child, disabled adult, and elder abuse assessments, and specialized safety assessments when violence is suspected.
Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress against measurable goals in treatment and care plans.
Provide clinical supervision to MSW students and/or social work staff when needed.
Coordinate clinical care, assess acute or emergent behavioral health needs, provide brief interventions, and refer patients to treatment.
Consult with pediatricians and conduct acute assessments during routine clinic encounters.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams, internal specialists and programs, outside agencies, and community resources.
Support staff in developing assessments and plans for complex cases; escalate operational issues and high-risk or complex cases to Social Work leadership.
Participate in department or hospital initiatives, projects, quality reviews, and committees, including at entity and enterprise levels.
Create content for skill-based groups.