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Boston Medical Center - Boston, MA
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The Clinical Social Worker position involves providing consultation, assessment, treatment interventions, and advocacy for a diverse population of patients and their families. The role requires utilizing clinical social work techniques and a biopsychosocial approach to healthcare, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to manage complex social factors affecting health. This position is full-time, requiring flexibility to work one weekend per month and one holiday per year.
Responsibilities
- Completes biopsychosocial assessments and specialized trauma assessments using the department's psychosocial assessment tool.
- Provides brief, solution-focused interventions and develops safety plans with patients as needed.
- Delivers trauma-informed, strengths-based, crisis interventions for patients and families.
- Develops rapport and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
- Utilizes Social Work techniques such as motivational interviewing and trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral treatment.
- Assists patients and families in coping with newly diagnosed or chronic illnesses to improve functioning and emotional state.
- Ensures admitted patients and families are informed and supported through prescribed clinical relationships.
- Communicates and collaborates effectively with multi-disciplinary medical teams and community providers.
- Screens and assesses patients for needs regarding social determinants of health.
- Identifies protective needs related to child/disabled abuse, intimate partner violence, and community violence.
- Reports suspected cases of abuse and neglect, ensuring timely consultations and compliance with legal mandates.
- Provides referrals, counseling, case management, and advocacy for health issues such as substance misuse and mental health concerns.
- Consults and refers patients to community resources and services.
Requirements
- Master's Degree (MSW) from an accredited School of Social Work required prior to employment.
- Must sit for the Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Certification exam within the first 90 days of hire and obtain certification within 6 months.
- Knowledge of Social Work processes and community resources, generally acquired through 1-2 years of on-the-job training.
Nice-to-haves
- Bicultural/Bilingual competency is a plus.
- Cultural sensitivity and comfort with a wide range of racial and ethnic populations.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Dental insurance coverage
- Life insurance coverage
- 401k retirement savings plan
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off for volunteering activities
