Geriatric Social Worker

Social Worker - Grace Program

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Mass General Brigham Population Health department as a Social Worker within the GRACE (Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders) program. The GRACE Social Worker will provide home-based geriatric assessment and care management for older adults aligned with Mass General Brigham's Primary Care Providers. This role is designed to proactively support vulnerable older adults, ensuring comprehensive, coordinated care that aligns with their goals and preferences.

As part of this initiative, the GRACE Social Worker will play a key role in:

• Conducting in-home geriatric assessments in collaboration with a GRACE Nurse Practitioner.
• Developing and implementing individualized care plans using GRACE care protocols.
• Engaging patients and caregivers in psychosocial support, health education, and goals-of-care discussions.
• Coordinating care with primary care providers and the GRACE interdisciplinary team to optimize outcomes and reduce unnecessary hospital utilization.

This role is an essential part of Mass General Brigham's commitment to improving care delivery for high-risk older adults through proactive, patient-centered management. The GRACE Social Worker will build strong, lasting relationships with patients—offering culturally responsive care, continuity, and education to help manage complex social and health conditions and promote maximum functioning.

We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Social Worker with weekly schedules consisting of 36 hours of clinical, patient-facing time, and 4 hours of administrative time. This will be a hybrid role with the expectation that the Social Worker will conduct home visits in the Boston/Boston Metro West area up to 2 days per week and work remotely for the remainder of the week.

Key components of GRACE Team Care include:

• In-home assessments by a nurse practitioner and social worker team.
• Individualized care plans developed using GRACE protocols.
• Collaborative care planning with primary care physicians.
• Ongoing home-based care management and coordination.
• Weekly interdisciplinary team meetings including a geriatrician, pharmacist, and mental health liaison.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Screening/Assessment
• Treatment Planning/Goal Setting
• Care Plan Development
• Education/Health Promotion
• Advocacy
• Collaboration
• Supportive Counseling
• Crisis Intervention
• Non-Patient Care Responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Master of Social Work (MSW) from an accredited school of Social Work required.
• Driver's License required.
• 2+ years of clinical experience in a medical setting required.
• 1+ years' experience with geriatric patient population strongly preferred.
• Clinical licensure (LCSW, LICSW or LMHC) 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.

Schedule and Work Model:

• Full time (40 hours) Monday through Friday consisting of 36 hours of clinical, patient-facing time and 4 hours of administrative time.
• Hybrid: 3-4 days at patient homes and 1-2 virtual days dependent on patient needs. Home visits are conducted in the Boston and Boston Metro West area.
• Reimbursement for mileage, tolls and parking provided.
• 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: 399 Revolution Drive

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

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