Inpatient Social Work Team Lead — Impact & Growth

Beth Israel Lahey Health; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks a Social Work Team Lead for a 24-bed adult inpatient psychiatry unit. You will oversee 4–6 staff, carry a caseload, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support patients.

The role emphasizes leadership, clinical expertise and ongoing professional development within a large health system. Responsibilities include directing daily workflows, developing programs, ensuring documentation quality, and guiding staff education.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in Social Work.
• License required: Lic Indep Clinical Social Work; 5-8 years related work experience and 0-1 years supervisory/management experience.
• Experience with computer systems including Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced clinical services and consultation to individuals, families and multidisciplinary providers.
• Identifies internal and external resources to resolve complex patient/family issues.
• Provides timely and accurate documentation in patient medical record.
• Provides leadership in clinical program development and management.
• Articulates the psychosocial needs of assigned population and develops programs accordingly.
• Assists in the development of social work standards for practice.
• Assists in program evaluation and continuous quality improvement.
• Organizes orientation process and on-boarding of new employees.
• Assesses employee learning needs and plans appropriate education/development.
• Teaches seminars, workshops and continuing education courses for multiple disciplines within the Medical Center and in the community.
• Maintains statistical data as required by hospital and regulatory policy or special departmental needs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Documentation

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks a Social Work Team Lead for a 24-bed adult inpatient psychiatry unit. You will oversee 4–6 staff, carry a caseload, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support patients.

The role emphasizes leadership, clinical expertise and ongoing professional development within a large health system. Responsibilities include directing daily workflows, developing programs, ensuring documentation quality, and guiding staff education.