Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital is seeking a qualified Clinical Social Worker (D). The Clinical Social Worker (D) facilitates the admission of forensic and continuing care patients to the facility and reviews all referral documentations. Will be assigned to monitor patient flow throughout the hospital, including monitoring of discharge planning and assist in addressing barriers that may arise internally and in the community. Will cover the Director of Clinical Social Work as needed, participate in hospital wide committees, provide administrative oversight to units / staff, clinical support / coverage for each units, and clinical supervision for the Clinical Social Work C and A/B staff. Provides direct clinical care to patients, which includes completing timely initial assessments, participating in treatment team planning, providing individual / family therapy, co-leading hospital wide and milieu groups, and developing / coordinating discharge plans with forensic evaluators, court liaisons / clinicians, probation officers, and community services.

Please note: This is a full-time, 40-hour position. The hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with Saturday and Sunday as the days off.

Duties and Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Facilitates the admission of forensic and continuing care patients to the facility. Reviews all referral documentations, to identify clinical and risk issues prior to admissions. Collaborates with sending facilities as needed. Confers with Facility Medical Director and Director of Social on admissions to review and address any concerns and to determine unit assignments. Communicates clinical information gathered to the assigned unit and assigned multi-disciplinary team.
• Provides highly skilled clinical services to patients and families including psychosocial assessments, diagnosis and current psychosocial histories. This involves conducting clinical interviews with patients, their families and significant others.
• Initiates a clinical leadership role in the interdisciplinary treatment team for the purpose of developing, implementing and revising patient treatment plans.
• Implements treatment by providing a flexible array of highly skilled interventions including individual, family and group therapy as designated in the current treatment plan.
• Assumes a leadership role in planning, developing, and coordinating the patient’s discharge plans in collaboration with the treatment team and case manager.
• Documents initial psychosocial history and/or update, progress notes and aftercare treatment plan in the patient’s record according to the Dept. of Clinical Social Work and DMH standards and time frames.
• Assesses patient’s eligibility for entitlements and assists patients in making applications.
• Initiates leadership in identifying, developing and implementing the therapeutic milieu of the ward.
• Provides clinical supervision to clinical social workers and graduate students as assigned by the Chief of Clinical Social Work.
• Provides highly skilled clinical social work consultation and training to other disciplines and community agencies as assigned by Chief of Clinical Social Work.
• Participates in supervision, ward and discipline meetings.
• Assists in department and hospital committees as assigned by the supervisor/ Director of Social Work

Required Qualifications:

• Supervise Social work staff and students, and knowledge of supervisory methods and techniques.
• Develop policies and procedures.
• Implement, develop, and evaluate treatment programs.
• Thorough knowledge of clinical social work methods, including psycho-social diagnosis and individual, group and family treatment.
• Provide clinical leadership to interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Evaluate professional clinical performance of social workers.
• Teach social work methods and techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Refinement of supervisory, management, and programming skills
• Knowledge of community service network in Region II area.
• Given the population served, bilingual or multilingual fluency is preferred. ASL preferred. Candidates must be able to read, write and otherwise communicate in English.

About Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH):

Located on over 20 acres in Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH) is part of an integrated network of effective, efficient, and culturally competent mental health services. It provides intermediate and long-term inpatient care for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness who live in Massachusetts, as well as individuals requiring specialized court ordered evaluations.

WRCH provides inpatient services to 290 adults and 30 adolescents, inclusive of a Deaf Inpatient Mental Health Service program for 10 patients.

Learn more about WRCH: https://www.mass.gov/locations/worcester-recovery-center-and-hospital-wrch

DMH Mission Statement:

The Department of Mental Health assures and provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities. The Department establishes standards to ensure effective and culturally competent care to promote recovery. The Department sets policy, promotes self-determination, protects human rights and supports mental health training and research.

Pre-Offer Process:

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines.

Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth’s website

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Comprehensive Benefits

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Title 101 CMR 23.00 (“Regulation”) requires certain agency staff to have received the COVID-19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination, or have taken required mitigation measures, to prevent viral infection and transmission in State Hospitals and State Congregate Care Facilities. The Regulation applies to this position. Successful candidates will be required to acknowledge and attest to your vaccination status for both COVID-19 and Influenza.

An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.