Clinical Social Worker, LCSW

We are currently offering a one-time sign-on bonus for external hires.

Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday (occasional holiday coverage with premium pay)

The Clinical Social Worker is responsible for assuming assigned patient caseloads on inpatient medicine and surgery. Reporting to the Social Work Manager or a designated supervisor, the social worker will provide bio-psychosocial assessments and interventions for patients and/or families impacted by a patient’s acute medical needs and any psychosocial factors or barriers impacting their care. The social worker will identify high risk psychosocial factors impacting a patient’s health status and, as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, will help the hospital staff understand the influence of those factors on the patient’s course of medical care. The social worker will effectively intervene through evaluation, emotional support, provision of resources and recommendations, and team collaboration around potential barriers to care in the community and around discharge needs. The social worker will have knowledge in mandated reporting of abuse/neglect, trauma informed care, cultural and/or age specific concerns and impact, unstable housing or homelessness, food insecurity, substance use disorders, psychiatric illness, and the various community agencies and resources available. The social worker will participate in departmental and hospital-wide committees as assigned and will collaborate with other disciplines in the hospital. Mentoring and supervision of social work students will be expected as license appropriate.

• Provides bio-psychosocial assessment of patients evaluating for coping style, understanding of illness/adjustment/compliance, barriers to care, cultural issues or age-related issues impacting the care, abuse/neglect, intimate partner violence, community violence, trauma, substance use disorders, unstable housing or homelessness, food insecurity, psychiatric disorders, and other factors impacting care.
• Meets with families of patients when indicated to assess family relationships/systems as they relate to the care of the patient. Identifies family decision makers, caregivers, and evaluates their understanding of the patient’s medical issues and needs. Evaluates family coping style as well.
• Participates as member of interdisciplinary team in daily rounds on assigned unit.
• Employs a wide range of clinical interventions such as individual or family psychoeducation, support, or counseling.
• Assesses for and files mandated reports as indicated for child abuse/neglect, elder abuse/neglect, disabled persons abuse/neglect, and institutional abuse/neglect. Collaborates with team around same.
• Provides substance use assessment and assists with treatment options, referrals, and resources based on patient preference.
• Works with patients and families around advanced directives including assisting patients with completion of health care proxies, helping determine if copy of HCP exists elsewhere and how to obtain, and working with team and legal counsel should guardianship be necessitated.
• Assist with coordination of family/team meetings and provide guidance during meeting as indicated.
• Facilitates appropriate use of hospital and community resources as indicated.
• Will participate in clinical supervision with Social Work Manager or designated supervisor.
• Takes on additional responsibilities as assigned by Social Work Manager
• Will adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics for social work profession and practice within the scope of social work licensure.

About Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171- bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive.

At Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited program.
• Current professional licensure in Massachusetts (LICSW preferred, LCSW considered).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills necessary to work within a team.
• Ability to provide efficient and timely assessments and interventions in short term, solution focused setting with patients, families, and others involved in patients’ care.
• Cultural competence and age specific competence required.
• Knowledge of end of life care and the issues that may arise.
• Knowledge of community agencies/resources and ability to navigate/negotiate systems with/for patients.
• Computer skills; writing skills with effective assessments and documentation in electronic medical record.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Tolerance for ambiguity.
• Adheres to all C.A.R.E. Standards.

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospitalis an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.