Social Worker Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited graduate school of Social Work.
• Current license from the Massachusetts Board of Social Work Licensure; LICSW required.
• Knowledge and skills to provide care with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns throughout the care process.
• Between six months and one year of clinical experience, preferably in a health or mental health setting, with emphasis on populations served in the assigned area.
• Training and experience to address the needs of patients in assigned areas, including developmental stage, age-related issues, special needs, and cultural patterns.
• Analytical and therapy skills to evaluate patients, develop treatment plans, initiate therapy, and evaluate results.
• Ability to interact effectively with patients, families, medical staff, and outside agencies.
• Work is performed in a normal office environment with exposure to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Apply corporate values of respect, honesty, fairness, and continuous improvement, and act in accordance with the Brown University Health Corporate Compliance Program and Code of Conduct.
• Complete biopsychosocial evaluations to address barriers to treatment and discharge, improve patient health status, and support appropriate resource utilization.
• Consult with medical and support staff about patients’ backgrounds, psychosocial functioning, and needs to support comprehensive care planning, treatment compliance, care coordination, and patient satisfaction.
• Develop treatment plans; initiate individual and group clinical interventions; evaluate treatment progress and outcomes; and document social work activity in medical records according to departmental standards.
• Participate in collaborative care rounds and other conferences with care personnel and community agencies to coordinate care and support safe transitions to community and less restrictive settings.
• Educate patients and families to help them understand, accept, and follow medical and social work recommendations.
• Assess patient and family advocacy needs and coordinate advocacy within the hospital and community, emphasizing client self-determination and improved social supports and community resources.
• Provide field placement supervision and evaluation for BSW and/or MSW candidates in the department’s Clinical Social Work Student program, subject to the stated LICSW or experience qualification.
• Complete case-related statistics and other reports according to departmental standards.
• Participate in hospital-wide, departmental, and community studies, projects, and training related to psychosocial issues and barriers in service delivery systems.
• Stay current on community resources relevant to the clinical assignment and access them as needed.
• Maintain and enhance professional expertise through appropriate educational activities and attend training for specific clinical responsibilities as needed.
• Participate in quality assurance activities in accordance with department, hospital, and The Joint Commission standards.
• Follow Brown University Health, hospital, and department policies and procedures and applicable laws, regulations, and standards to maintain a safe care environment.
• Provide functional guidance to Social Work Interns, with recommendations to pursue LICSW-level licensure.