Social Worker - Primary Care (LICSW)

Mass General Brigham • Boston, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for a primary care practice. They are dedicated to patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination, skilled at managing multiple priorities at once, and engaging in creative, compassionate, and ethical problem-solving. As a member of a Primary Care team, they perform comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans that integrate the medical, social, and resource issues that impact individual patients, families, and at-risk populations. Social Workers are responsible for working collaboratively with all healthcare team members to develop and implement treatment plans that support patient-centered plan of care for both individual patients and the medical community.

Requirements

• Master's of Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program required.
• Massachusetts Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) required.
• Clinical Experience in a medical setting, psychiatric or primary care setting with a minimum of 2 years experience required.
• Demonstrates proficient clinical judgment and application of professional values and ethics. Integration of prior clinical experience into current practice.
• Demonstrates proficiency to formulate assessment of risks, crisis intervention, psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and the documentation of both in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates sound clinical judgment and innovation in advocating for clients while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Demonstrates proficient working knowledge of internal and external resources and refers appropriately.
• Provides a range of evidence-based interventions.
• Ability to advocate, coordinate, and continuously communicate with treatment plans with patients, family and the interdisciplinary team.
• Incorporates social sensitivity.
• If appropriate, utilizes supervision and consultation regularly and appropriately.
• Actively seeks assistance with complex case s and situations in a timely manner.
• Engages in quality improvement projects, uses data to measure progress.
• Facilitate skill-based groups.
• Knowledge, understanding and ability to negotiate and work in a complex organization.
• Demonstrate capacity to effectively communicate findings with a broader audience.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychosocial assessments of patients with social, emotional, interpersonal and/or environmental issues.
• Formulates biopsychosocial assessment, and treatment plans.
• Provides individual billable counseling to patients ages 18+
• Collaborate with other professionals to develop best plan when there is a behavioral health crisis.
• Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in the treatment and care plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level