Outpatient Social Worker - Connecting Young Mom's-20 hours/week, day shift

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Beverly, MA

5d•$40 - $52

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. The Connecting Young Moms Program at Beverly Hospital provides comprehensive support for teens and young women before and after giving birth. CYM works with young mothers to develop healthy and positive parenting skills through health and parenting education, community resources, and peer support. This is a free program offered by Beverly Hospital’s Maternal/Child Health Department. The CYM program provides emotional support, education about the physical and emotional changes during and after pregnancy, parenting education and skill building, assessment of family needs, and coordination of resources. Job Description: The Clinical Social Worker reports directly to the manager of Parent Education/Special Care Nursery. The social work role is essential for maximizing the quality of care for our clients facilitating peer support groups, connecting women with community resources, planning activities to promote engagement and healthy parenting opportunities, and other clinical case management needs. The successful candidate will have an interest in woman's issues, teen parenting, child development, and support group facilitation.

Requirements

Completion of master's degree in social work from an accredited institution.
Massachusetts Licensure (LICSW or LCSW).
Excellent clinical assessment; verbal and written communication are a necessity.
Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective team collaboration.
Demonstrates prudent clinical judgment based on established professional standards and guidelines, effective problem-solving skills, critical thinking, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, experience with team-based care, creativity, flexibility, and the ability to multi-task.
Passionate, highly skilled, and motivated to make a difference.
Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated competency in providing trauma-informed care.
Knowledge of community agencies/resources.
Ability to advocate/negotiate systems for/with patients and families.

Nice To Haves

LICSW strongly preferred.
Three to five years of related experience working with the perinatal population is preferred.
Experience with group facilitation, child development, working with adolescents, and child welfare is preferred.
Bilingual in English and Spanish is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

Co-facilitation of weekly support groups.
Conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial needs assessments.
Identify patients who are at high risk and/or have multiple or complex psychosocial needs.
Advocates on behalf of patients and families to gain access to services and resources.
Employs a range of direct clinical interventions including psychosocial counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, motivational interviewing, harm reduction, safety planning, health education, resource referrals, and complementary therapies through a trauma informed care modality.
Works effectively as part of a team.
Collaborates with and holds professional relationships with outside community service agencies to optimize the provision of high-quality care.
Provides specialized safety assessments and mandated reporting when abuse or neglect is suspected for vulnerable populations (child, disabled adult, elder).
Maintain appropriate documentation and records requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Participates in individual/group supervision as appropriate.
Is responsible for your own professional development.
Pursue pertinent continuing education and professional growth opportunities.
Keeps current with social work and health care developments pertinent to job and profession.
Complies with licensure requirements.
Takes responsibility for own administrative duties, including timely and appropriate documentation.
Maintains and completes hospital required training.
Attends and participates in intra- and interdisciplinary meetings and staff meetings.
Participates in Departmental and Hospital committees.
Adheres to the profession’s clinical standards and Social Work Code of Ethics.
Adheres to Department and Hospital standards, policies and procedures.
Promotes Departmental and Hospital public relations.
Adheres to Departmental and Hospital quality/safety standards.