Social Worker LCSW
Company: Tufts Medicine Integrated Network
Location: Burlington
Posted on: October 20, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Profile Summary ----This role focuses on safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of patients and can provide services if
necessary. - In addition, this role focuses on performing the
following Social Work duties: Provides social work assistance to
patients and families relating to illness, disease, hospitalization
and life events in all areas of service as a member of
multi-disciplinary team and in liaison with community resources. -
Responsibilities also include identification, assessment, and
coordination of cases and anticipation of needs related to illness,
hospitalization, finances, education, and home/community service. -
A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work
of other lower level professionals or manage processes and
programs. - The majority of time is spent overseeing the design,
implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies
using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through
advanced education. - - An experienced level role that applies
practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced
education and work experience. - Works independently with general
supervision, problems faced are difficult but typically not
complex, and may influence others within the job area through
explanation of facts, policies and practices. - -Job Overview -This
position provides a range of clinical social work services to
patients/clients and families in inpatient, ambulatory and
community settings utilizing individual, family or group modalities
and practicing within the guidelines of professional social work
ethics and standards. Participates in a multi-discipline case
conferences. - Consult with agency care providers regarding social
service needs of clients and families.Our Integrated Network brings
together a diversity of experienced private practice and employed
physicians as well as community and academic providers. While we
are one unified network, we focus on different geographic regions,
with local care teams convening to ensure healthy, happy
neighborhoods throughout the greater Boston region. -Job
Description -Minimum Qualifications: -1. Master's degree in Social
Work from an accredited institution. -2. Licensed Clinical Social
Worker (LCSW). - Licensure in NH may be required depending on
assigned territory and operational need.3. One (1) year of related
experience. - -Preferred Qualifications: -1. Three (3) years of
related experience. - -Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and
responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general
nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. -
Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. - -1. Provides
psychosocial assessment of the individual and family, including
limitations, deficits and strengths in their current situation and
environment, as well as functional level. - May conduct a
psychiatric social work assessment according to the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). - Develops
treatment plans with appropriate and competent interventions. -2.
Responsible for psychosocial assessments and interventions in
crisis situations that often involve issues of suicide, homicide,
family violence, elder or child abuse. -3. Demonstrates sound
clinical judgment in assessing the patient's needs for long-term
care, including evaluating the home and family situation, helping
the patient and family to develop an in-home care plan, exploring
alternatives to in-home care and arranging for placement if
necessary. -4. Provides treatment, therapy, psycho-education and/or
counseling utilizing individual, family or group modalities. - -5.
Provides information, referral and creative resource acquisition
for specific individual and family needs both within the Hospital
and in the community as indicated. - Assists patients/families to
understand psychosocial factors impeding their maximal utilization
of hospital and community resources. -6. Collaborates with and
provides psychosocial consultation to the health care team to
promote a smooth, coordinated plan of care. - Aids the team in
understanding and integrating the significance of psychosocial
factors in relation to patient's illness, treatment and recovery.
Identifies psychosocial issues that may impede progress. - Makes
recommendations to the team regarding patient/family care and
management. - Assists health care team to assist patient/family
level of understanding to make informed decisions. -7. Provides
medical social services to the patient's family member or caregiver
on a short-term basis when necessary to remove a clear and direct
impediment to the effective treatment of the patient's medical
condition or rate of recovery. -8. Treats patients and families
with dignity and respect at all times. - Offers time for questions
and answers; demonstrates empathy in communication while working
toward optimal health goals. -9. Provides outreach, case
finding/screening for high-risk issues that may impact on patient's
progress, participation in plan, discharge or ability to utilize
resources. -10. Assists with discharge planning issues to ensure
continuity of care. - Formulates, coordinates and implements the
psychosocial components of outpatient care. - - -11. Consults,
collaborates and communicates with a wide range of social,
governmental and legal agencies, courts, schools, clinics, other
hospitals, physicians and other sources. - -12. Serves as a
patient/family advocate with a variety of systems both internally
and externally as required. - May be called upon to testify in
court. -13. Ensures clinical documentation is complete and
according to departmental standards. - Performs other
administrative documentation and record keeping, such as
accountability and statistical reports, billing forms, student
intern evaluations, performance evaluations, etc. in complete and
timely manner. - -14. Initiates policy and program development in
specific service area or team, utilizing knowledge of
state-of-the-art programs and promoting social work values such as
patient self-determination and social justice. - Initiates,
participates in and supports policy and program development in the
Department of Social Work Services. -15. Actively engages in the
regularly scheduled meetings, programs and activities of the
Department. - Serves on departmental committees. - Represents the
profession and Department in hospital and community meetings and
committees. - -16. Participates in social work professional
education, supervision and teaching activities; supervises or
trains staff social workers, student interns, house staff, nurses,
medical students, and volunteers as required. - -17. Maintains
collaborative, team relationships with peers and colleagues in
order to effectively contribute to the working groups achievement
of goals, and to help foster a positive work environment -18.
Continually monitors, assesses and modifies his/her own social work
practice and programs. - Conducts quality improvement activities
and research regarding service delivery and effectiveness of
interventions, as required. -19. Conducts or participates in
professional organizations, grant writing, teaching, public
presentations, seminars and workshops. May supervise staff social
workers, social work associates, social work interns, parent
consultants, house staff, nurses, medical students and volunteers
as required. - - Responsible for making recommendations to the
Director of Social Work Services regarding service delivery gaps,
systemic issues and program development. -20. Ensures compliance
within guidelines set forth by regulatory agencies (DPH, ERISA
etc.) and demonstrates compliance with Home Health Foundation
policies and procedures. Practices confidentiality principles set
by the agency and federal HIPAA/HITECH guidelines. - -Physical
Requirements: - -1. Normal office setting. - -Skills & Abilities:
-1. Possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary to
provide care to patients throughout the life span, with
consideration of aging processes, human development stages and
cultural patterns in each step of the care process. -2. Knowledge
of casework process and community resources in relation to health
(including mental health), illness, and disability. -3. Knowledge
of current social work theory and practice, the ability to apply
treatment and case management methods, and familiarity with
community issues and resources. -4. Understanding of organizational
theory and practice in large systems and the knowledge of social
and health care policies and systems. -5. High degree of
diagnostic, treatment, interpersonal, organizational, and
communication skills. -6. Analytical skills required assessing
patient needs, to develop associated treatment modalities and to
provide effective counseling. -7. Computer skills and knowledge of
general office programs, spreadsheet programs, database programs,
and presentation programs (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint). -8.
Ability to read/write and communicate in English. - -9. Excellent
interpersonal skills. -10. Ability to function well in very busy
situations. -11. Responsible and reliable. -12. Good organization
skills. -
Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing
together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver
exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers
across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell
General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial
Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network,
and large integrated physician network. We are an equal opportunity
employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts
Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic
information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity
and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic
protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that
individuals with disabilities are provided 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. Please contact us to request
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