Social Worker, Per Diem

TaraVista; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

TaraVista Behavioral Health in Devens, MA is seeking a licensed social worker to join our inpatient multidisciplinary team. You will provide direct care, support patients and families, and contribute to discharge planning.

Requires Clinical Master’s Degree, LCSW or LMHC licensure eligibility, and CANS certification within 30 days. Prior inpatient behavioral health experience is preferred; familiarity with MedSphere/Vista EHR is a plus.

Qualifications

• LCSW or licensure eligibility for LMHC required.
• LICSW or LMHC with inpatient behavioral health or acute care experience preferred.
• Clinical Master's Degree required.
• CANS Certification required within 30 days of hire.
• Experience in inpatient behavioral health or acute care settings preferred.
• Proficiency with Electronic Health Records (MedSphere/Vista)

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect care to patients, families, and guardians.
• Administer biopsychosocial assessments and multidisciplinary treatment planning.
• Case management and discharge planning.
• Assist with insurance utilization review and care coordination.
• Document goals and interventions in the treatment plan.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and direct care staff.

Skills

Clinical social work

Case management

Individual & family therapy

Education

Clinical Master's Degree

Tools

MedSphere/Vista EHR

Job description

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As a Social Worker for TaraVista in Devens, Massachusetts, you’ll bring your experience and knowledge where your voice matters. A Social Worker is an integral part of our multidisciplinary treatment team. You will provide direct care and support not only to our patients but also their families and make decisions that impact the lives of your peers, your patients, and your community. In exchange, we will care for you as much as you care for our patients.

As a Social Worker:

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.

Pay Range:

Compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant experience and licensure.

$64,000 - $83,000

TaraVista is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.