Clinical Social Worker - Float - Faulkner Hospital

About the Role

We are offering a sign-on bonus for eligible Non-MGB employees: $3,000 for LCSW and $10,000 for LICSW. The Float Social Worker is responsible for assuming assigned patient caseloads on inpatient medicine and surgery, Addiction Recovery Program, psychiatry consult liaison service, or emergency department based on staffing need.

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 affecting a patient’s health status and, as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, help 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 supportive therapy and/or other therapeutic modalities, provision of resources and recommendations, and team collaboration around potential barriers to care in the community and discharge needs. Knowledge in mandated reporting, cultural and/or age-specific impact, homelessness, substance use disorders, psychiatric illness, and the various community agencies and resources available is required. Ability to lead groups for inpatient addiction programs is preferred.

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, it offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties and is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Responsibilities

• Provide bio-psychosocial assessments and interventions for patients and families.
• Identify high-risk psychosocial factors impacting patient health and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
• Intervene through evaluation, emotional supportive therapy, and provision of resources.
• Lead groups for inpatient addiction programs (preferred).
• Advocate and negotiate systems for/with patients.
• Work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Conduct rapid clinical psychosocial assessments and interventions.
• Demonstrate advanced crisis intervention skills.
• Utilize knowledge of community agencies and resources.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited program.
• Current professional licensure in Massachusetts (LCSW required, LICSW preferred).
• Minimum of one year experience working in a healthcare setting or related field (preferred).
• Graduate-level internship experience in an appropriate setting.
• Knowledge of specific medical/psychiatric illnesses, procedures, and treatments.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to provide rapid clinical psychosocial assessments and interventions.
• Advanced crisis intervention skills.
• Cultural sensitivity and adherence to C.A.R.E. Standards.

Qualifications by Level

• Clinical Social Worker I: LCSW and 0-1 years of clinical experience in a medical setting.
• Clinical Social Worker II: LICSW and 2-3 years of clinical experience in a medical setting.

Schedule

Shift is 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM on weekdays. Scheduled weekly hours: 40.

Pay

Annual pay range: $55,390.40 – $80,485.60 (Grade 6). At Mass General Brigham, base pay is determined by skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other essential factors. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums, bonuses, and recognition programs.

Work Location

Onsite at 1133 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA.