Schedule : shift is 8 : 30am-5pm on weekdays, weekends and / or holidays as needed on a per diem basis
A high number of candidates may make applications for this position, so make sure to send your CV and application through as soon as possible.
The Clinical Social Worker is responsible for assuming assigned patient caseloads on inpatient medicine and surgery, Addiction Recovery Program, or emergency department.
Reporting to the Social Work Manager or a designated supervisor, the social worker will provide bio-psychosocial assessments and interventions for patients and / or families impacted by a patient's acute medical needs and any psychosocial factors or barriers impacting their care.
The social worker will identify high risk psychosocial factors impacting a patient's health status and, as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, will help the hospital staff understand the influence of those factors on the patient's course of medical care.
The social worker will effectively intervene through evaluation, emotional supportive therapy and / or other therapeutic modality, provision of resources and recommendations, and team collaboration around potential barriers to care in the community and around discharge needs.
The social worker will have knowledge in mandated reporting, cultural and / or age specific impact, homelessness, substance use disorders, psychiatric illness, and the various community agency and resources available.
Ability to lead groups for inpatient addiction program is preferred.
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from accredited program required.
- LCSW required, LICSW preferred.
- Current professional licensure in Massachusetts.
- Experience in health care setting or social work internship in health care setting preferred.
- Minimum of graduate level internship experience in appropriate setting.
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and / or other status protected under law.
We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a 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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