Clinical Social Worker - Kidney/Pancreas Transplant

Mass General Brigham • Boston, MA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Social Worker supports the Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program as part of the Transplant Social Work team. The role conducts comprehensive psychosocial assessments to determine candidacy for kidney and/or pancreas transplantation and presents recommendations to the multidisciplinary Selection Committee. It also provides ongoing support and care coordination to patients on the transplant wait list as they prepare themselves and their support systems for transplantation.

The position collaborates with healthcare professionals to evaluate patients’ medical or physical conditions and assess client needs as part of an interdisciplinary team. The social worker develops and implements treatment plans that support patient-centered plans of care, monitors and records progress against measurable goals, and provides psychosocial assessment, disposition, and treatment planning for patients and families facing social, emotional, interpersonal, or environmental concerns.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work; experience cannot substitute for the degree.
• For the unlicensed pathway: eligibility for the Massachusetts LCSW under the stated grace period.
• For Social Worker I: 0–1 year of clinical experience in a medical setting and a Massachusetts LCSW license are listed as required qualifications.
• For Social Worker II: 2–3 years of clinical experience in a medical setting and a Massachusetts LICSW license are listed as required qualifications.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent crisis-intervention skills.
• Good problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of community resources and the aging process.
• Foundational knowledge of professional values and ethics and commitment to applying them.
• Fundamental skills in assessment, risk formulation, crisis intervention, psychosocial treatment planning, and appropriate documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience conducting psychosocial assessments, facilitating groups, providing crisis intervention, and collaborating interprofessionally.
• Experience working with patients and families facing mental health and psychosocial concerns, including anxiety and depression, adjustment and coping, loss and bereavement, complex family dynamics, substance use disorder, and trauma.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments to determine candidacy for kidney and/or pancreas transplantation.
• Present transplant candidacy recommendations to the multidisciplinary Selection Committee.
• Provide ongoing support and care coordination to patients on the transplant wait list as they prepare for transplantation.
• Assess patients and families experiencing social, emotional, interpersonal, and/or environmental issues; formulate biopsychosocial assessments, dispositions, and treatment plans.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to evaluate patients’ medical or physical conditions and assess client needs as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals in treatment and care plans.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members to develop and implement patient-centered plans of care.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus 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