Clinical Social Worker, Per Diem, Faulkner Hospital

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Mass General Brigham, a not-for-profit organization, supports patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, a 171-bed non-profit community teaching hospital in Jamaica Plain, is part of this system and is a designated Magnet hospital. The Clinical Social Worker is responsible for managing assigned patient caseloads across inpatient medicine and surgery, the Addiction Recovery Program, or the emergency department. This role involves providing bio-psychosocial assessments and interventions for patients and their families, addressing acute medical needs and psychosocial factors impacting care. As an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, the social worker identifies high-risk psychosocial factors, helps staff understand their influence on patient care, and intervenes through evaluation, emotional supportive therapy, resource provision, and team collaboration to overcome barriers to care and facilitate discharge planning. The social worker must be knowledgeable in mandated reporting, cultural and age-specific impacts, homelessness, substance use disorders, psychiatric illness, and available community resources. The hospital is committed to enhancing patient care, teaching, and research, and fostering a welcoming community.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited program
Current professional licensure in Massachusetts (LCSW required)
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
Clinical Social Worker I: Clinical Experience in a medical setting 0-1 years required
Clinical Social Worker II: Clinical Experience in a medical setting 2-3 years required

Nice To Haves

Ability to lead groups for inpatient addiction program is preferred
LICSW preferred
Minimum of one year experience working in a health care setting or related field preferred

Responsibilities

Assuming assigned patient caseloads on inpatient medicine and surgery, Addiction Recovery Program, or emergency department
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
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