Clinical Social Worker in Lawrence, Massachusetts at Merrimack Health

Position Summary: Clinical Social Worker, Integrated Care, Per Diem Lawrence

As the Clinical Social Worker, you will provide a range of 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.

Responsibilities:

• This position will focus primarily on the mental health and substance abuse population of patients.
• Provides clinical social work intervention in patient care units, inpatient and outpatient, including the Emergency Center
• Assesses the identified patient’s psychosocial needs and makes recommendations for appropriate treatment plans with issues involving suicide, homicide, family violence, elder/child abuse and substance abuse.
• Provides crisis intervention and support for patients/families – identifies community resources and refers appropriately. Assists with discharge planning issues to ensure continuity of care.
• Consults, collaborates and communicates with a wide range of social, governmental and legal agencies, courts, schools, clinics, other hospitals, physicians and other sources. Manages all appropriate referrals to such agencies so as not to impede the plan for timely discharge.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• 1–2 years post master's degree social work experience and/or previous bachelor's level related experience.
• Licensure Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) level by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Preferred:

• Acute care setting experience