Home Health Clinical Social Worker

ummh; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA seeks an internal caregiver to provide clinical social work services to patients and families within a hospital setting. The role requires a Master’s in Social Work and MA LCSW licensure, with experience in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, discharge planning, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities include counseling, care coordination, documentation, and adherence to regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work.
• Current Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure.
• Demonstrated ability in psychosocial assessment, knowledge of community resources, crisis intervention skills, ability in discharge planning, and ability to work with a multidisciplinary team.
• Data compilation and analysis skills.
• Excellent written and communications skills.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical service to patients and their families through individual, family, or group work, such as biopsychosocial assessment, crises intervention, treatment planning and counseling relative to medical conditions.
• Identifies clinical resources and make referrals when necessary.
• Collaborates with physicians, care coordinators, discharge planners, and other health care professionals to identify barriers to discharge or treatment and help resolve these issues with patients, families, or external sources.
• Advocates for patients and families as they negotiate the health care system so that effective care, treatment, and planning may occur.
• Documents all information obtained in evaluation, assessment, consultation, referral, and disposition to comply with regulatory requirements, as well as ensuring best possible patient outcome.
• Utilizes the language of the current DSM-IV-TR to establish comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and subsequent planning and treatment.

Job description

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA seeks an internal caregiver to provide clinical social work services to patients and families within a hospital setting. The role requires a Master’s in Social Work and MA LCSW licensure, with experience in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, discharge planning, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities include counseling, care coordination, documentation, and adherence to regulatory requirements.