Social Worker

iHire; Wayland (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wayland, Massachusetts is seeking a Crisis Assessment Social Worker for FT Evenings. The role involves conducting psycho-social assessments, coordinating care, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. Candidates must have a Master's of Social Work and relevant licensure. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 is offered based on eligibility.

Benefits

Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus

Qualifications

• 2 years of acute hospital experience preferred.
• Must be currently licensed or license eligible as LSW or LCSW.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex psycho-social assessments and interventions.
• Facilitate care coordination and transition planning.
• Lead multi-disciplinary patient care conferences.

Skills

Communication

Resource Coordination

Psycho-Social Assessment

Education

Master's of Social Work

Job description

Crisis Assessment Social Worker FT Evenings

Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus Based on Eligibility

MetroWest Medical Center is the largest community health care system between Worcester and Boston. MetroWest Medical Center is committed to providing high quality, comprehensive care, at a location close to home. The 307-bed regional healthcare system includes Framingham Union Hospital, Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick and the MetroWest Wellness Center. MetroWest Medical Center has been named to the 2019 Americas 100 Best Hospitals List by Healthgrades.

Onboarding Process: Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen.

Position Summary:

The Social Worker is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care, and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patients resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including: Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention, and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care. Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards, and Tenet policy; Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers; and Leads a population of patients by service line and/or leads the team by being a resource to Tenet performance standards.

Responsibilities

This individuals responsibility will include the following activities:

a) complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention, b) assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies, c) care coordination, d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan, e) leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review, f) making appropriate referrals to other departments, g ) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care, h) collaborating with physicians, office staff, and ancillary departments, I) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs, j) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system, k ) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information, l) precepts new staff members and acts as a resource to all staff, m) facilitates TEMPO as needed, n) participates in department quality improvement initiatives, and o) other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education:
Required: Master's of Social Work

Experience:

Preferred: 2 years of acute hospital experience

Required Certifications/Licensure: Must be currently licensed or license eligible to practice as a LSW or LCSW in adherence with state regulatory requirements

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus Based on Eligibility

MetroWest Medical Center is the largest community health care system between Worcester and Boston. MetroWest Medical Center is committed to providing high quality, comprehensive care, at a location close to home. The 307-bed regional healthcare system includes Framingham Union Hospital, Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick and the MetroWest Wellness Center. MetroWest Medical Center has been named to the 2019 Americas 100 Best Hospitals List by Healthgrades.

Onboarding Process: Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen.

Position Summary:

The Social Worker is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care, and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patients resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including: Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention, and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care. Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards, and Tenet policy; Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers; and Leads a population of patients by service line and/or leads the team by being a resource to Tenet performance standards.

Responsibilities

This individuals responsibility will include the following activities:

a) complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention, b) assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies, c) care coordination, d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan, e) leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review, f) making appropriate referrals to other departments, g ) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care, h) collaborating with physicians, office staff, and ancillary departments, I) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs, j) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system, k ) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information, l) precepts new staff members and acts as a resource to all staff, m) facilitates TEMPO as needed, n) participates in department quality improvement initiatives, and o) other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education:
Required: Master's of Social Work

Experience:

Preferred: 2 years of acute hospital experience

Required Certifications/Licensure: Must be currently licensed or license eligible to practice as a LSW or LCSW in adherence with state regulatory requirements

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicants or employees race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus Based on Eligibility

MetroWest Medical Center is the largest community health care system between Worcester and Boston. MetroWest Medical Center is committed to providing high quality, comprehensive care, at a location close to home. The 307-bed regional healthcare system includes Framingham Union Hospital, Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick and the MetroWest Wellness Center. MetroWest Medical Center has been named to the 2019 Americas 100 Best Hospitals List by Healthgrades.

Onboarding Process: Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen.

Position Summary:

The Social Worker is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care, and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patients resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including: Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention, and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care. Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards, and Tenet policy; Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers; and Leads a population of patients by service line and/or leads the team by being a resource to Tenet performance standards.

Responsibilities

This individuals responsibility will include the following activities:

a) complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention, b) assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies, c) care coordination, d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan, e) leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review, f) making appropriate referrals to other departments, g ) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care, h) collaborating with physicians, office staff, and ancillary departments, I) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs, j) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system, k ) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information, l) precepts new staff members and acts as a resource to all staff, m) facilitates TEMPO as needed, n) participates in department quality improvement initiatives, and o) other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education:
Required: Master's of Social Work

Experience:

Preferred: 2 years of acute hospital experience

Required Certifications/Licensure: Must be currently licensed or license eligible to practice as a LSW or LCSW in adherence with state regulatory requirements

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

...

Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus Based on Eligibility

MetroWest Medical Center is the largest community health care system between Worcester and Boston. MetroWest Medical Center is committed to providing high quality, comprehensive care, at a location close to home. The 307-bed regional healthcare system includes Framingham Union Hospital, Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick and the MetroWest Wellness Center. MetroWest Medical Center has been named to the 2019 Americas 100 Best Hospitals List by Healthgrades.

Onboarding Process: Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen.

Position Summary:

The Social Worker is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care, and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patients resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including: Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention, and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care. Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards, and Tenet policy; Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers; and Leads a population of patients by service line and/or leads the team by being a resource to Tenet performance standards.

Responsibilities

This individuals responsibility will include the following activities:

a) complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention, b) assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies, c) care coordination, d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan, e) leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review, f) making appropriate referrals to other departments, g ) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care, h) collaborating with physicians, office staff, and ancillary departments, I) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs, j) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system, k ) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information, l) precepts new staff members and acts as a resource to all staff, m) facilitates TEMPO as needed, n) participates in department quality improvement initiatives, and o) other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education:
Required: Master's of Social Work

Experience:

Preferred: 2 years of acute hospital experience

Required Certifications/Licensure: Must be currently licensed or license eligible to practice as a LSW or LCSW in adherence with state regulatory requirements

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

...

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicants or employees race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Job ID: 477309339

Originally Posted on: 5/15/2025

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