Director of Social Services - $15k Sign on bonus
About the role
Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (WBHH) is a 117‑bed psychiatric hospital that provides comprehensive psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults through acute inpatient stabilization and outpatient services. Under dynamic new leadership, we're building an exceptional workplace culture focused on outstanding patient care and employee satisfaction. Our mission is to deliver compassionate, evidence‑based treatment while ensuring patients and their families feel supported throughout their healing journey. We're committed to creating an environment where our dedicated team members can grow professionally while making a meaningful impact in their community. Located conveniently in Westborough at Routes 495 and 9.
Responsibilities
- Develop, plan, coordinate, and administer clinical and social services.
- Ensure patient care activities maintain standards of patient care and advise medical staff on clinical‑service matters.
- Oversee provision of clinical services, social services, and discharge planners for patients requesting or requiring such services.
- Serve as a resource and referral source for patients, physicians, staff, and the general community.
- Conduct psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing patients and family members.
- Provide group and family process‑oriented therapies and conduct educational and didactic groups for patients and family members using various professional treatment modalities.
- Develop and coordinate individualized discharge plans by utilizing treatment‑team and chart information to determine aftercare needs.
- Attend regular treatment‑team meetings to provide social‑work perspectives for total case management, discuss progress notes, and communicate state or local agency legal requirements.
- Carry out personnel‑management activities associated with direct staff supervision, including screening and selection, orientation, training and development, performance management, and employee relations.
- Uphold the organization's ethics and customer‑service standards.
- Maintain current knowledge of patient rights and laws pertaining to mental health and regulations for treatment of the mentally and emotionally disturbed.
- Apply theories, principles, and techniques of group and individual psychotherapy; recognize symptoms and behaviors of emotionally disturbed, mentally ill patients.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of treatment procedures and interventions common to acute psychotic and non‑violent crisis intervention, medical and psychiatric emergency procedures.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Social Work or equivalent degree in a recognized mental health field.
- Massachusetts licensed LCSW required.
- CPR and CPI Certifications (must be obtained within 30 days of hire).
Skills
- Experience in an inpatient setting preferred.
- Skills in case management, time management, and crisis intervention common to acute psychotic and non‑violent crises.
- Knowledge of acute psychological disorders.
- Advanced principles of abnormal psychology as specifically applied to adults.
- Familiarity with follow‑up resource services.
- Skills in conducting marital and family group therapy.
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision coverage.
- 401(K) plan.
- Health & dependent Flexible Spending accounts.
- Generous paid time off.
- Company‑paid life insurance.
- Short‑term and long‑term disability coverage.
Pay
Salary range: $87,110.40 - $135,699.20