Social Worker

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc. is seeking a part-time Social Worker to provide clinical social work and utilization review in an inpatient psychiatric setting under supervision.

The role emphasizes psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and coordination with the care team to ensure safe transitions. The ideal candidate holds an LICSW license, has crisis intervention experience, and can collaborate across disciplines to support patients and families throughout admission and discharge.

Qualifications

• Must hold current Massachusetts LICSW license.
• Crisis intervention experience preferred.
• Experience in inpatient psychiatric hospital setting preferred.
• Ability to assess patients' psychosocial, emotional and financial needs.

Responsibilities

• Identify new admissions to the psychiatric unit and review for clinical appropriateness and treatment plan.
• Develop an individual plan of care and discharge plan in collaboration with patient/family and care team.
• Implement and monitor the plan of care with ongoing support and resources for patients and families.
• Effectively communicate discharge needs and obstacles to the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain credentials in social work and participate in continuing education programs.
• Provide support and consultation to other health care team members.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

MSW degree

LICSW license

Job description

## Social WorkerApply: Anna Jaques Hospital: Part time: Posted Today: JR103403**When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.****Job Description:**Under clinical supervision by the Director of Case Management, responsible for providing social work and utilization review services to psychiatric patients and their families. Utilization management includes pre-certification, concurrent and discharge reviews, appeals and denials. Also responsible for assessing the patient's medically related psychosocial, emotional and financial needs and providing assistance to the patient and their family as those needs impinge on the patient's condition, treatment, recovery and safe transition from the hospital to another care environment or to home. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIESIdentifies new admissions to the psychiatric adult unit and reviews for clinical appropriateness and treatment plan. Develops an individual plan of care based on the psych/social needs of the patient and develops a realistic discharge plan in collaboration with the patient/family/health care team. Implements a plan of care based on the needs of the patient, providing ongoing support and resources to patients and families. Effectively communicates with the interdisciplinary health care team discharge needs and obstacles affecting treatment and discharge disposition. Maintains credentials in clinical social work and attends continuing education programs. Provides support and consultation to other members of the health care team. Other duties as assigned. MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCEExperience in crisis intervention desired. Clinical Social Worker experience, minimum one year in an inpatient psychiatric hospital setting preferred. REQUIRED LICENSES Current Commonwealth of Massachusetts Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) license required.**Pay Range:**$0.00 USD - $0.00 USDThe pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.