Complex Care Clinical Social Worker

Social Worker

Mass General Brigham Community Physicians, Inc. relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

MGB is offering a generous sign-on bonus to welcome you to our team. Recognizing and valuing exceptional talent, we're eager to discuss the exciting details of this bonus during our interview process. Please note all eligibility will be reviewed before an offer is made. The Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for inpatients, outpatients, and emergency department patients. 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 multidisciplinary health 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.

Essential Functions:

• Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families with social, emotional, interpersonal and/or environmental issues.
• Formulates biopsychosocial assessment, disposition, and treatment plans.
• Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in the treatment and care plan.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree Social Work or relevant Master's degree required.
• Driver's License and reliable transportation required.
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for State of MA required. Must be willing to obtain NH licensure (cost covered by MGB).
• 2+ years clinical experience in a medical setting required.
• Case management experience preferred.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

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.

Demonstrates capacity to effectively communicate findings with a broader audience.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Schedule and Work Model:

• Full-time, Monday through Friday, approximately 8am-4:30pm.
• Hybrid: Approximately 2-3 days per week in the community and/or in-office at medical practices in Lynn, MA and Danvers, MA. Approximately 2-3 days per week remote / work at home.
• On remote workdays, employees must use a stable, secure, and compliant workstation in a quiet environment. Teams Video is required and must be accessed using MGB-provided equipment.

Remote Type

Hybrid

Work Location

104 Endicott Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$67,537.60 - $98,238.40/Annual

Grade

7