Clinical Social Worker Senior

McLean Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric hospital committed to providing easy access to superior quality, cost-effective mental health services in the Boston area, Massachusetts and beyond. Since 1811, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness and chemical dependency, research into the cause of mental illness and the training of generations of mental health care providers. McLean's multidisciplinary programs treat a broad range of psychiatric illnesses across the full continuum of care.

Job Title: Clinical Social Worker Senior

Job Summary

This position is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for inpatients, outpatients and emergency department patients. They are dedicated to patient and family centered care that values personal self-determination, skilled at managing multiple priorities at once, and engaging in creative, compassionate and ethical problem-solving. As a member of a multidisciplinary health team, they perform comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans that integrate the medical, social and resource issues that impact individual patients, families and at-risk populations. They work collaboratively with all healthcare team members to develop and implement treatment plans that support patient-centered plan of care for both individual patients and the medical community.

Provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned social work staff.

Essential Functions (Key Roles & Responsibilities)

1. Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families with social, emotional, interpersonal and/or environmental issues. Formulates biopsychosocial assessment, disposition and treatment plans.

2. Provides mandated assessments when abuse is suspected (child, disabled adult, elder) and specialized safety assessment when violence is suspected Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility.

3. Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs as part of the interdisciplinary team.

4. Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.

5. Screen, address, and manage social determinants of health

6. Prepares and maintains all pertinent records, statistics, and progress notes.

Competencies/Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

1. Demonstrates a mastery of a range of specialized clinical diagnoses and interventions.

2. Conducts clinically competent complex and high-risk assessments, treatment plans and interventions.

3. Demonstrates mastery in problem solving abilities, conflict resolution, efficiency, and communication skills.

4. Formulates advanced psychosocial assessments and treatment plans.

5. Supports other staff in developing assessments and plans in complex cases.

6. Demonstrates advanced clinical judgment and innovation in advocating for clients.

7. Demonstrates advanced working knowledge of internal and external resources and refers appropriately.

8. Demonstrate ability to identify problems in order of urgency and initiate treatment plans towards timely solutions and appropriate time management skills.

9. Demonstrates the ability to articulate SW clinical perspective in team meetings, effectively collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to comprehensively problem solve and optimize a plan of care.

10. Escalates to Social Work leadership all operational issues and high risk and complex cases.

11. May provide clinical supervision based on department need (MSW students and/or social work staff).

12. Seeks opportunities in the department and hospital or may be asked by SW leadership to participate in initiatives, projects, quality reviews, and committees and participates in these at an entity and Enterprise level.

13. Creates content for skill-based groups.

14. Promotes timely and concise collaboration among all disciplines and outside stakeholders to enhance patient care (including but not limited to, Ethics Committee, SDoH Committee, Office of General Counsel, Case Management department, etc.).

QUALIFICATIONS

Education
Degree Field of Study Required/Preferred And/Or
Master's Degree Social Work required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses/Certifications Time Frame Required/Preferred And/Or
Social Worker, Licensed Independent Clinical [LICSW - State License] preferred
Work Experience
Experience Details Years of Experience Required/Preferred And/Or
5-7 years required

McLean is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin,
sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected
under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a 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.