Clinical Social Worker - LCSW

Clinical Social Worker - LCSW at Tufts Medical Center summary:
The Clinical Social Worker - LCSW provides comprehensive social work services to patients and their families to address various psychosocial needs, including crisis intervention and treatment planning. This role involves collaboration with the healthcare team, conducting assessments, and facilitating access to community resources to enhance patient care. The position requires advanced education and experience in social work, along with strong clinical judgment and the ability to work independently.

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.

Participate

s

in a multi-discipline case

conferences
• Consult with agency care providers

regarding

social service needs of clients and families.


Minimum Qualifications

:
1.

Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited institution
• 2.

Licensed

Clinical Social Worker (L

CSW).

Licensure in NH may be required depending on assigned territory and operational need.
3.

One

(1

) year

of related experience
• Preferred Qualifications


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.



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 assessment


and intervention


in crisis situations that often involve issues of suicide, homicide, family violence, elder or child abuse.

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.


treatment, therapy,

psycho-education

and/or counseling utilizing individual, family or group modalities.
5.


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


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


patient/family care and management

health care team to

assist

patient/family level of understanding to make informed decisions.
7.



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;


empathy in communication while working toward

optimal

health goals.
9.


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.