Social Worker

3 weeks ago

Boston, United States Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH) Full time
The Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, is an integral member of the interdisciplinary team who provides and oversees the provision of psychosocial care for patients and families living with Dementia-spectrum diseases and/or other forms of progressive neurocognitive dysfunction. Conducts biopsychosocial assessments, provides intervention and treatment as indicated. Works effectively as part of social work and interdisciplinary health care teams. Provides clinical services to patients/families that address psychosocial, environmental, age specific and cultural issues in order to maximize emotional, social and physical well being and the effective use of health care and community resources. Collaborates with and provides social work consultation to other disciplines within the Hospital and community. Participates on Departmental, Hospital, community task forces and committees.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Practice:

  • Develops comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments responsive to age appropriate and cultural needs and concerns.
  • Formulates treatment plans and disposition. Collaborates with care team to develop and optimize plan of care and disposition to reduce risk of patient hospitalization, decrease risk of family/caregiver burnout, and achieve care goals pertaining to patient quality of life. Maintains ongoing outpatient panel of ongoing patients with goal of ensuring continuity of care.
  • Provides mandated assessments when abuse is suspected (child, disabled adult, elder) and specialized safety assessment when violence is suspected.
  • Employs a range of clinical interventions such as psychotherapy (individual, couples, families, and group), psychosocial counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, complementary therapies, information and referral and safety planning. Advocates on behalf of patients and families to gain access to services and resources.
  • Works effectively as part of a social work and interdisciplinary patient care team across multiple care domains. Provides psychosocial consultation on patient/family care and management, caregiver support, and ongoing/emerging family system stressors. Facilitates the appropriate and efficient use of Hospital resources.
  • Provides risk management.
  • Credentialed as mental health providers, social workers may be members of specialty referral networks and provide care within parameters of managed care and/or capitated contracts. Are familiar with/responsible for financial risk.
  • Identifies problems/issues for quality improvement (clinical and system). Leads/participates in formal Q.I. programs and committees, experience in Program Development and/or Mezzo/Macro care system development highly preferred.
  • Presents and/or discusses clinical work in formal and informal case reviews and seminars and inter-and intra-departmental peer review meetings.
  • May participate in research projects. May initiate/implement psychosocial programs based on patient/family identified need. Programs may be intermittent, informal or ongoing, formal.
  • Participates in on-site and on-call duties as assigned. Performs other duties as assigned.
Teaching and Education:
  • Assesses patient/family learning needs, styles and readiness. Educates patients/families based on treatment plan, identifies barriers to care, diversity issues and learning styles.
  • Mentors and may supervise students and staff. May teach in Departmental and Hospital seminars, workshops and rounds.
Collaboration:
  • Collaborates and consults with patient, families and providers within the Hospital and community to develop and implement patient care plans. Refers to and collaborates with Departmental programs, outside agencies, facilities, payors, and other relevant community resources.
Organizational/Administrative Skills:
  • Takes responsibility for own administrative duties, including timely and appropriate documentation in patient medical records, timely and accurate daily reporting of activities in Epic.
  • Attends and participates in Staff Meetings and interdisciplinary meetings/rounds.
  • Participates in Departmental and Hospital committees. May chair committees as assigned by Leadership Team.
Professional Conduct:
  • Adheres to the profession's clinical standards and Code of Ethics.
  • Adheres to the Department and Hospital standards, policies and procedures.
  • Promotes Departmental and Hospital public relations. Provides risk management.
  • Adheres to Departmental and Hospital quality/safety standards.
Professional Development:
  • Is responsible for own professional development. Attends pertinent continuing education and professional activities related to job responsibilities and career goals. Keeps current with social work and health care developments pertinent to job and profession. Complies with licensure requirements.
Patient Population:
  • Each clinical social worker has responsibility for a specified patient population(s) as defined by service and agreed upon by Clinical Director.
Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Master's of Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program required.
  • Massachusetts Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) required.
  • Prior clinical experience/education in Palliative Care/Geriatric medicine highly preferred.
  • Strong assessment and treatment skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
  • Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective collaboration.
  • Demonstrates ability to understand the role of social worker in a health care setting and to work independently in a complex, fast-paced environment.
SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
  • Knowledge of specific medical and psychiatric illnesses, procedures and treatments, related medications (i.e., psychotropic, chemotherapy, etc.), acuity versus chronicity, effect on normal growth and development specific to service.
  • Develops comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments responsive to age appropriate patient/family needs and concerns.
  • Provides clinical biopsychosocial assessments and short term or long term treatment/management of individuals, families, couples and groups.
  • Develops treatment plans and initiates clinical interventions, utilizing individual and group treatment modalities. Analyzes course and results of treatment.
  • Must be realistic, measurable, objective, and related to the essential functions of the job.
  • Develops an effective working relationship with patient/family to engage, collaborate, advocate and problem solve in order to enhance their functioning.
  • Utilizes individual, couples, family and/or group psychotherapy.
  • Demonstrates competency in age specific behaviors, cultural issues and the impact of illness on patients/ families.
  • Provides information, consultation and professional support to interdisciplinary team members and social work colleagues.
  • Shares knowledge of community agencies and resources. Ability to navigate systems with patients/families.
  • Demonstrates initiative and leadership in developing services which respond to patient care needs.
  • Documents in medical record according to Departmental policies and procedures.
  • Maintains patient/family confidentiality.
  • Collaborates, consults and teaches.
WORKING CONDITIONS
  • MDU Clinical Social Workers provides care in treatment areas and offices. They may required to be fitted for PPE to conduct care with patients on specific infection control precautions and to adhere to those infection control protocols and standards.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
  • LICSWs may mentor and teach. LICSWs may provide clinical supervision to staff and train MSW students.
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
  • Meets Departmental productivity standards.


EEO Statement

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