Clinical Social Worker LCSW - Psych Lewis 2 Provider

Requisition Number: 12306

Pay Range: $36.98 - $51.07 per hour

Location: CHA Everett Hospital 
Category: Social Work
Department: Psych Lewis 2 Provider
Job Type: Per Diem 
Union Name: MNA Health Care Professionals EH

Work Schedule: DayLength Of Shift(s) In Hours: 8
Shift Details: 8:30am- 5:00pm, all days of week
Hours/Week: 0.00
Weekend Requirements: Yes
Holiday Requirements: No
On Call Requirements: None
Department Description

The inpatient psychiatry department at Everett Hospital provides a 22-bed adult unit and a 22-bed geriatric unit. Social workers are an integral part of the treatment team on both units, providing psychosocial assessments, safety planning, brief clinical interventions and coordinating all aspects of discharge planning. Both units are licensed by the Department of Mental Health and serve patients with acute and chronic psychiatric conditions across the age and diagnosis continuum. The units are part of the broader Department of Psychiatry at CHA which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School and provides education and training for social workers, psychiatrists and psychologists. The psychiatry department provides comprehensive outpatient and inpatient care, including running two community behavioral health centers (CBHC), a large psychiatric emergency service, specialty outpatient care teams, multiple adult units at Cambridge Hospital and Everett Hospital and child and adolescent units at Somerville Hospital.

Summary
Available to work on some weekends and provide fill-in coverage for the full-time social workers during weekdays. Responsible for the evaluation and treatment of an assigned caseload of clients, providing a range of psychosocial careand clinical interventions designed to help patients safely prepare for discharge. Also responsible for leading therapeutic groups as needed. Works at Everett Hospital under social work clinical supervision and administrative supervision. 

Other Information:

Current MA licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Work Experience: Minimum of clinical internship training or job experience in clinical human service work with population specific to service site.

Please note that the final offer may vary within the listed Pay Range, based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

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