Social Worker (LCSW)

Lawrence-Hospital; Lawrence (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawrence-Hospital seeks a Clinical Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and crisis intervention across inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings. The role involves collaboration with medical teams to support mental health and substance use needs.

The candidate will hold a Master’s Degree in Social Work, LICSW licensure in Massachusetts, and 1–2 years of post-master’s experience or equivalent, with strong ethics and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited program.
• LICSW licensure required by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• 1–2 years post-master’s social work experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments for patients/families across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Deliver crisis intervention and support and assist with discharge planning.
• Coordinate with social, governmental and legal agencies to ensure timely care.
• Collaborate with care teams to address mental health and substance use needs.

Skills

Clinical social work

Crisis intervention

Discharge planning

Client advocacy

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work (CSWE-accredited)

LICSW licensure (MA)

Job description

As the Clinical Social Worker, you will providea rangeof services to patients/clients and families in inpatient, ambulatory and community settings utilizing individual, family or group modalities and practicing within the guidelines of professional social work ethics and standards.

Responsibilities:

• This position will focus primarily on the mental health and substance abuse population of patients.
• Provides clinical social work intervention on patient care units, inpatient and outpatient, including Emergency Center
• Assesses identified patient’s psychosocial needs and makes recommendations for appropriate treatment plans with issues involving suicide, homicide, family violence, elder/child abuse and substance abuse
• Provides crisis intervention and support for patients/families – identifies community resources and refers appropriately. Assists with discharge planning issues to ensure continuity of care.
• Consults, collaborates and communicates with a wide range of social, governmental and legal agencies, courts, schools, clinics, other hospitals, physicians and other sources. Manages all appropriate referrals to such agencies so as not to impede the plan for timely discharge.

Required:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• 1-2 years post master’s degree social work experience and/or previous bachelor's level related experience.
• LicensureIndependent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) level by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.