LCSW, 24hr, Days

UMass Memorial Health•Southbridge, MA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides clinical services to patients and their families through individual, family, or group work, including biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, treatment planning, and counseling related to medical conditions. The role involves identifying clinical resources, making referrals, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to address barriers to discharge or treatment. The LCSW will advocate for patients and families navigating the healthcare system and document all evaluations, assessments, consultations, referrals, and dispositions in compliance with regulatory requirements. The position also requires assessing potential cases of abuse (child, elderly, disabled, domestic violence) and utilizing the current DSM-IV-TR for diagnostic evaluations and treatment planning. Standard staffing level responsibilities include complying with departmental policies, attending meetings, demonstrating Quality Improvement, adhering to health and safety regulations, respecting diverse views, maintaining attendance, and performing other related duties.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work.
Current Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure.
Demonstrated ability in psychosocial assessment, knowledge of community resources, crisis intervention skills, ability in discharge planning, and ability to work with a multidisciplinary team.
Data compilation and analysis skills.
Excellent written and communications skills.
Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

One to three years of Social Work experience.

Responsibilities

Provides clinical service to patients and their families through individual, family, or group work, such as biopsychosocial assessment, crises intervention, treatment planning and counseling relative to medical conditions.
Identifies clinical resources and make referrals when necessary.
Collaborates with physicians, care coordinators, discharge planners, and other health care professionals to identify barriers to discharge or treatment and help resolve these issues with patients, families, or external sources.
Advocates for patients and families as they negotiate the health care system so that effective care, treatment, and planning may occur.
Documents all information obtained in evaluation, assessment, consultation, referral, and disposition to comply with regulatory requirements, as well as ensuring best possible patient outcome.
Utilizes the language of the current DSM-IV-TR to establish comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and subsequent planning and treatment.
Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.