Hospital-at-Home LCSW - Clinical Social Worker

UMass Memorial Health; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA is seeking a licensed Clinical Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention and discharge planning for patients and families. You will collaborate with physicians, care coordinators, and discharge planners to overcome barriers and ensure smooth transitions.

This hospital-based role supports the Hospital At Home program, with in-home visits across Worcester County.

Qualifications

• Experience with psychosocial assessment and discharge planning.
• Crisis intervention skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong data compilation and analysis skills; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Massachusetts LCSW licensure; MSW degree required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical service to patients and families through biopsychosocial assessment, crises intervention, treatment planning and counseling.
• Identify clinical resources and make referrals when necessary.
• Collaborate 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.
• Advocate 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.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Crisis intervention

Discharge planning

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Data analysis

Written & verbal communication

Computer skills

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA is seeking a licensed Clinical Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention and discharge planning for patients and families. You will collaborate with physicians, care coordinators, and discharge planners to overcome barriers and ensure smooth transitions.

This hospital-based role supports the Hospital At Home program, with in-home visits across Worcester County.