Social Worker - BWH Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery - Part time

About the role

The Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery (CIRS) Social Worker, in an ambulatory setting, supports individuals and families pursuing fertility treatment. The CIRS Social Worker works with patients experiencing pregnancy loss and with patients anticipating an IVF cycle. The CIRS Social Worker additionally supports couples managing their relationships through the infertility experience and single parents pursuing fertility treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessment of patients to evaluate mental health/psychiatric history/emotional issues/coping style, understanding of illness/adjustment/compliance, barriers to care, cultural issues, abuse/neglect and domestic violence.
• Provides psychosocial assessment of families to determine family relationships/systems as they relate to care of the patient.
• Identifies family decision makers and caregivers; family understanding of illness and trajectory of care.
• Employs a range of clinical interventions such as individual, group or family counseling.
• Advocates on behalf of patients and families to gain access to services and resources.
• Develops comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments responsive to age appropriate and cultural needs and concerns.
• Employs a range of clinical interventions such as psychotherapy (individual, couples, families, and group), psychosocial counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, complementary therapies, information and referral and safety planning.
• Advocates on behalf of patients and families to gain access to services and resources.
• Provides mandated assessments when abuse is suspected (child, disabled adult, elder) and safety assessment when domestic violence is reported.
• Fills reports as indicated.
• Identifies patients’ psychosocial, financial, legal, psychiatric or substance use that effect patient care management and collaborates with the team to facilitate patient care process.
• Works effectively as part of the interdisciplinary health care team, communicating regularly with the team and other members on cases and as issues arise.
• Documents timely and relevant information.
• Coordinates family/team meetings, as needed and when appropriate.
• Provides psychosocial consultation on patient care planning and patient/family management and community resources.
• Implements psychosocial programs based on patient/family identified needs.
• Facilitates the appropriate and efficient use of hospital and community resources.
• Participates in formal and informal clinical case reviews, clinical supervision, educational seminars and research projects.
• Ensures coordination of the communication process with patient/family concerning the plan of care, including coordination of family meetings and warm handoffs.
• Maintains current knowledge of and identifies needs in service delivery within social, governmental, protective services and legal agencies.
• Participates in data collection for departmental quality assessment activities in collaboration with the care coordination department.
• Participates in quality assessment/improvement activities designed to evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the service delivery system in which care coordination operates.
• Ensures that the patient and family receive consistent information regarding all aspects of care.
• Communicates and collaborates with the Social Work Manager/Team to ensure efficient and quality patient care and equitable caseloads.
• Takes responsibility for own administrative duties, including timely and appropriate documentation in patient medical records, timely and accurate daily reporting of activities and Hospital’s scheduling systems, and accurate reporting of time worked.
• Provides clinical documentation including psychosocial assessment, progress notes, and billing compliance (if appropriate).
• Attends and participates in Staff Meetings and interdisciplinary meetings/rounds.

Qualifications

• Master's of Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program required.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Social Worker I Clinical experience in medical setting 0-1 year required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker [LCSW - State License] required.
• Social Worker II Clinical Experience in a medical setting 2-3 years required.
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker [LICSW - State License] required.

Skills

• Experience in medical setting.
• Clinical experience in medical setting.
• Understanding of, and comfort working with patients of all ages who suffer complex medical and psychiatric problems.
• Ability to work with the families of such patients, and ability to help patients and families understand and access the resources required to support care.
• Rapid clinical psychosocial assessments and brief, short or long term treatment/management with individuals, families, couples and/or groups.
• Advanced crisis intervention/treatment/management skills; strong assessment and treatment skills.
• Differential diagnosis and treatment with all modalities.
• Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated competency in age specific behaviors.
• Knowledge of specific medical/psychiatric illnesses, procedures and treatments.
• Excellent clinical social work assessment and crisis intervention knowledge and skills.
• Strong understanding of psychiatric and family system problems, and ability to use this understanding to formulate succinct case summaries.
• Knowledge of community agencies/resources.
• Ability to advocate/negotiate systems for/with patients and families.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the role of social worker in a complex, fast-paced medical environment.
• Demonstrated 5 years of experience in a clinical setting.

Benefits

Brigham and Women’s Hospital offers excellent benefits including generous Paid Time Off; 403B match; cash balance pension; tuition reimbursement of $5,250/year; continuing education; medical and dental; short-term disability; MBTA pass subsidy; and much more.

Pay

$3,000 for LCSW and $10,000 for LICSW starting rates: LCSW: $68,224; LICSW: $92,227

Schedule

Part-time position