Clinical Social Worker C

The Clinical Social Worker C provides a range of clinical social work services to a diverse, high-risk caseload of short-term and long-term inpatients at a public, long-term acute care hospital.

What You Will Do

The Clinical Social Worker C provides clinical assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, case management, discharge planning, patient and family education, and referrals to community resources while working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is an excellent opportunity for a licensed clinical social worker with experience in healthcare, discharge planning, and working with individuals with complex medical, developmental, neuropsychiatric, or substance use needs.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work (MSW)
• Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional employment in a healthcare setting providing case management or discharge planning services to adults with neuropsychiatric and/or substance use problems
• Massachusetts Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) license
• Knowledge of the principles and methods of clinical social work
• Knowledge of basic social work practices involving adults with developmental disabilities
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of self-help support groups
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of behavior therapies
• Knowledge of community resources and programs available to adults with developmental disabilities
• Knowledge of medical, psychological, and rehabilitation interventions used to address substance use and addiction
• Ability to provide non-judgmental, clinically appropriate services to patients experiencing behavioral problems associated with cognitive impairments
• Ability to provide clinically appropriate services to patients and families coping with terminal illness
• Knowledge of and familiarity with state laws and regulations pertaining to legal guardianships, advance directives, and health care proxies/agents
• Ability to work cooperatively with social work staff of varying levels of training and responsibility
• General knowledge of the psychosocial consequences and behavioral problems commonly associated with adults with acquired brain injuries resulting from illness, trauma, and institutional living

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health insurance
• Disability income benefits
• Paid holidays
• Comprehensive benefits