Clinical Social Worker LCSW

3 days ago

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States Tufts Medicine Integrated Network Full time
Job Title: Clinical Social Worker LCSW

Join our team at Tufts Medicine Integrated Network as a Clinical Social Worker LCSW, where you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care and promoting the welfare of our patients and their families.

Job Summary:

This role focuses on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients and can provide services if necessary. As a Clinical Social Worker LCSW, you will be responsible for providing social work assistance to patients and families relating to illness, disease, hospitalization, and life events in all areas of service as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and in liaison with community resources.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provides social work assistance to patients and families relating to illness, disease, hospitalization, and life events.
  • Identifies, assesses, and coordinates cases and anticipates needs related to illness, hospitalization, finances, education, and home/community service.
  • Works independently with general supervision, problems faced are difficult but typically not complex, and may influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies, and practices.
  • Consults with agency care providers regarding social service needs of clients and families.
  • Provides a range of clinical social work services to patients/clients and families in inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings utilizing individual, family, or group modalities and practicing within the guidelines of professional social work ethics and standards.
  • Conducts psychiatric social work assessments according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
  • Responsible for psychosocial assessments and interventions in crisis situations that often involve issues of suicide, homicide, family violence, elder or child abuse.
  • Provides treatment, therapy, psycho-education, and/or counseling utilizing individual, family, or group modalities.
  • Provides information, referral, and creative resource acquisition for specific individual and family needs both within the Hospital and in the community as indicated.
  • Assists patients/families to understand psychosocial factors impeding their maximal utilization of hospital and community resources.
  • Collaborates with and provides psychosocial consultation to the healthcare team to promote a smooth, coordinated plan of care.
  • Makes recommendations to the team regarding patient/family care and management.
  • Assists healthcare team to assist patient/family level of understanding to make informed decisions.
  • Provides medical social services to the patient's family member or caregiver on a short-term basis when necessary to remove a clear and direct impediment to the effective treatment of the patient's medical condition or rate of recovery.
  • Demonstrates empathy in communication while working toward optimal health goals.
  • Provides outreach, case finding/screening for high-risk issues that may impact on patient's progress, participation in plan, discharge, or ability to utilize resources.
  • Assists with discharge planning issues to ensure continuity of care.
  • Formulates, coordinates, and implements the psychosocial components of outpatient care.
  • Consults, collaborates, and communicates with a wide range of social, governmental, and legal agencies, courts, schools, clinics, other hospitals, physicians, and other sources.
  • Performs other administrative documentation and record keeping, such as accountability and statistical reports, billing forms, student intern evaluations, performance evaluations, etc.
  • Initiates policy and program development in specific service area or team, utilizing knowledge of state-of-the-art programs and promoting social work values such as patient self-determination and social justice.
  • Initiates, participates in, and supports policy and program development in the Department of Social Work Services.
  • Represents the profession and Department in hospital and community meetings and committees.
  • Participates in social work professional education, supervision, and teaching activities; supervises or trains staff social workers, student interns, house staff, nurses, medical students, and volunteers as required.
  • Maintains collaborative, team relationships with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the working group's achievement of goals, and to help foster a positive work environment.
  • Continually monitors, assesses, and modifies his/her own social work practice and programs.
  • Conducts quality improvement activities and research regarding service delivery and effectiveness of interventions, as required.
  • Conducts or participates in professional organizations, grant writing, teaching, public presentations, seminars, and workshops.
  • May supervise staff social workers, social work associates, social work interns, parent consultants, house staff, nurses, medical students, and volunteers as required.
  • Responsible for making recommendations to the Director of Social Work Services regarding service delivery gaps, systemic issues, and program development.
  • Ensures compliance within guidelines set forth by regulatory agencies (DPH, ERISA, etc.) and demonstrates compliance with Home Health Foundation policies and procedures.

Normal office setting.

Requirements:
  • Possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
  • Knowledge of casework process and community resources in relation to health (including mental health), illness, and disability.
  • Knowledge of current social work theory and practice, the ability to apply treatment and case management methods, and familiarity with community issues and resources.
  • Understanding of organizational theory and practice in large systems and the knowledge of social and health care policies and systems.
  • Computer skills and knowledge of general office programs, spreadsheet programs, database programs, and presentation programs (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
  • Ability to read/write and communicate in English.

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected, and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network, and large integrated physician network. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity, and/or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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