Social Worker

Staffingine LLC; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Staffingine LLC seeks a Social Worker for an inpatient inpatient behavioral health/acute care role in Devens, MA. You will join a multidisciplinary team to provide direct and indirect patient care, assessments, and treatment planning.

Responsibilities include case management, family therapy, discharge planning, and coordination with physicians and other care staff. LICSW/LMHC eligibility and CANS certification are required within 30 days.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work is required.
• LICSW or LMHC licensure eligibility is required; LICSW/LMHC preferred.
• CANS certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Experience in inpatient behavioral health or acute care settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect care to patients, families, and guardians as part of the health care team.
• Deliver clinical social work services with physicians and direct care staff.
• Administer biopsychosocial assessments, treatment planning, case management, and family therapy.
• Assist with insurance utilization review and coordinate care with hospital and community agencies.
• Contribute to discharge planning, goals, and documentation within the treatment plan.

Skills

Clinical social work

Case management

Family therapy

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

LICSW/LMHC eligibility

CANS Certification within 30 days

Tools

Medsphere/Vista EHR

Job description

Job Title: Social Worker
Job Location: Devens, MA
Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

• You will be an active participant in the health care team who provides direct and indirect care to patients, families, and legal guardians.

• Provide clinical social work services in partnership with physicians, nurse practitioners, and direct care staff.

• Administer biopsychosocial assessments, multidisciplinary treatment planning, case management, individual and family therapy, and systems interventions directed towards comprehensive discharge strategies and aftercare planning.

• Assist with insurance utilization review and provide liaison services to patients and their family/guardians, the hospital, and outside community agencies and programs as needed for care coordination.

• You will work collaboratively as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team and contribute to each patient's treatment plan by helping develop, implement, and document appropriate goals and interventions, informed by patient strengths and presenting psychiatric problems.

The Social Worker will have the following:

• LCSW or license eligibility for LMHC required. LICSW or LMHC with prior experience working within an inpatient behavioral health or acute care settings preferred.

• Clinical Master's Degree, required.

• Child & Adolescent Needs & Strengths (CANS) Certification, required within 30 days of hire.

• Prior experience working within an inpatient behavioral health setting, short-term treatment and/or acute care preferred.

• Advanced level knowledge and experience in the application of clinical behavioral health treatment and family system modalities for patients with psychiatric illnesses, as well as risk and safety assessment

• Sufficient typing and computer skills to facilitate use of Electronic Health Record required; experience with Electronic Health Record, including Medsphere/Vista preferred.

• Possess advanced level knowledge and experience in the application of clinical behavioral health treatment and family system modalities for patients with psychiatric illnesses.

• Possess an understanding of appropriate community support and systems available to patients after discharge. Demonstrate competency and possess the knowledge base, skill, and ability to work in an acute inpatient setting.

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.