Social Worker Lead/SUD Bridge Clinic

3 weeks ago


Boston, Massachusetts, United States Massachusetts General Hospital Full time
Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Social Worker Lead to join our team at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Bridge Clinic. As a key member of our collaborative care team, you will provide direct clinical care and associated care coordination (85% time) and serve as the in a leadership role as the Bridge Clinic's Behavioral Health Lead (15% time). Responsibilities: * Provide leadership for the team of Behavioral Health clinicians, including social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists operating in the Bridge Clinic. * In consultation with Psychiatrist and Medical Director, provide guidance on care for patients with complex behavioral health issues to other Bridge Clinic staff, including providers and administrative staff. * Provide guidance on specific behavioral health treatment models and workflows for caring for Bridge Clinic patients. * Meet with behavioral health providers in the clinic (psychiatrist and psychologists) at a regular interval to understand and address any challenges to effectively providing services in the clinic. * Lead behavioral health team clinical rounds. * Participate in the development of workflows and process improvement efforts, with a primary focus on behavioral health roles and services in the Bridge Clinic. * Assess patients who are referred to Bridge Clinic from inpatient, ED, and community settings with complex mental health and addiction needs to aid with evaluation, treatment planning, and linkage to most appropriate care placement. * Assist in providing brief assessment for urgent or unscheduled walk-in patients to ascertain specific mental health care needs, in collaboration with nurses or provider, and assist with linkage to care as needed. * Provide crisis intervention as needed for patients who present for care. * Provide trauma-informed, short-term, outpatient individual and/or group counseling, utilizing psychoeducation, motivational interviewing, and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to assist patients with treatment readiness, recovery stabilization, and wellness goals. * Provide clinical support to complex patients on transition planning as they may need clinically informed transfer of care with focus on motivational interviewing and trauma-based perspective. * Work with the Bridge Clinic leadership team to develop best practices for patient referrals to behavioral health services in the clinic. * Cultivate relationships with external behavioral health services to successfully transition patients in need of ongoing care when appropriate. * Ensure that all new patients to Bridge Clinic are introduced to the model of the clinic and begin working on a transition plan when medically appropriate. * Work collaboratively with patients and Bridge Clinic staff to assist with patients' transition to long-term community-based addiction treatment as appropriate. * Ensure integration of care and effective utilization of resources through review of documentation, discussion with providers, and collaboration with patients. * Support patients' transfer to all levels of care and interactions with other systems (DCF, probation, incarceration, etc.) through the provision of clinical information and documentation to other facilities and systems. * Collaborate with team medical and clinical leadership as appropriate to optimize co-occurring mental health and SUD care, including connection to further supports as clinically indicated. * Complete follow-up outreach to patients or treatment organizations as needed to ensure a successful transition to the treatment organization in the disposition plan. Requirements: * Master's of Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program required. * Massachusetts Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) required. * At least 2-3 years of work experience in the mental health care field, especially with substance use disorders required. * Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, customer service, and advocacy skills. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. * Excellent judgment and ability to work independently in a unique position. * Flexibility and resourcefulness as well as strong assessment and problem-solving skills. * Strong computer skills. * Familiarity with addiction treatment, systems of care, and community resources. * Ability to advocate/negotiate systems for/with patients. Primary Location: MA-Boston-MGH 15 Parkman Work Locations: MGH 15 Parkman Job: Social Services/Mental Health - Other Organization: Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH) Schedule: Full-time Standard Hours: 40 Shift: Day Job Employee Status: Regular Recruiting Department: MGH Psychiatry

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