Clinical Social Worker Senior (LICSW) Palliative Care
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Boston, NH - USA
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Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The Palliative Care Service provides patient and family care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating preventing and treating suffering through the continuum of illness.The social worker is a member of the Palliative Care clinical inpatient team within the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine. The position requires one who works effectively efficiently and collaboratively as an employee of the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine adhering to professional social work standards expected at MGH meeting the clinical and administrative requirements. The role provides clinical services to patients/families that address psychosocial environment age specific and cultural issues to maximize emotional social and physical well-being and the effective use of healthcare and community resources; conducts bio-psychosocial assessments provides intervention and treatment as indicated.
The social worker is expected to be highly organized work independently receive minimal supervision and guidance and is expected to identify opportunities for improvement and seek out responsibility to enhance their ability to perform the work required. They will be HIPAA and Joint Commission compliant for the Services code of conduct and be guided by the MGH Mission Credo and Boundaries.
Relevant activities include but are not limited to the following:
Develop comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments responsive to age appropriate and cultural needs and concerns specific to patients with chronic and terminal illness and their families
Assess patient-family-caregiver physical psychological socioeconomic spiritual and symptom management needs
Employ a range of clinical interventions such as psychotherapy (individuals couples families and group) psychosocial counseling crisis intervention care coordination complementary therapies information and referral and safety planning. Advocate on behalf of patients and families to gain access to services and resources
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the theoretical and bio-psychosocial factors essential to caring for patients with chronic and terminal illness and their families
Conduct and/or participate in initial palliative care consults
Provide psychosocial consultation on patient-care planning and patient/family management
Incorporate assessments in developing and implementing intervention plans that enhance the clients abilities and decisions in palliative and end of life care
Identify barriers and risk factors that may impede symptom management response to treatment and patient/family care
Appropriately document all practice with patients
Assist the palliative care team and/or directly facilitate patient-family-team meetings
Work independently and collaboratively on an interdisciplinary team
Serve as an effective liaison between the palliative care service and social service including effecting necessary hand-offs with unit/service-based social work colleagues
Work effectively as part of the palliative care team as well as with various clinicians throughout the hospital
Provide guidance and psychosocial dynamics instruction to fellows (I.e.: psychosocial assessment conducting family meetings etc.)
Recognize and intervene in issues of loss and adaptation along the illness continuum and through bereavement
Assess bereavement risk
Provide liaison function between palliative cate team and community hospice and long-term care facilities and other community services as needed
Participate in formal and informal clinical case reviews and seminars
Assist community information request specific to palliative care social work
Attend palliative care service meetings (IDT Business and Division meetings Seminars Grand Rounds etc.)
Attend required Social Service Department meetings
Ability to understand the role of a palliative care social worker in a health care setting and to work independently in a complex fast-paced environment
Excellent organizational skills
Effective communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective collaboration and teamwork
Demonstrates initiative and leadership in developing services that respond to patient care needs
Qualifications
Education
Masters Degree Social Work required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No
Licenses and Credentials
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker LICSW - State License - required
Experience
Clinical social work experience 3-5 years required
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrates a mastery of a range of specialized clinical diagnoses and interventions.
- Conducts clinically competent complex and high-risk assessments treatment plans and interventions.
- Demonstrates mastery in problem solving abilities conflict resolution efficiency and communication skills.
- Formulates advanced psychosocial assessments and treatment plans.
- Supports other staff in developing assessments and plans in complex cases.
- Demonstrates advanced clinical judgment and innovation in advocating for clients.
- Demonstrates advanced working knowledge of internal and external resources and refers appropriately.
- Demonstrate ability to identify problems in order of urgency and initiate treatment plans towards timely solutions and appropriate time management skills.
- 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.
- Escalates to Social Work leadership all operational issues and high risk and complex cases.
- May provide clinical supervision based on department need (MSW students and/or social work staff).
- 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.
- Creates content for skill-based groups.
- 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.).
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Pay Range
$92227.00 - $126027.20/AnnualGrade
8EEO Statement:
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
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