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Social Worker (LCSW)

Lawrence General Hospital

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Lawrence, MA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

LICSW Licensure By Commonwealth Of MassachusettsMaster's degree

Job overview

Lawrence General Hospital is hiring a Social Worker (LCSW). The Clinical Social Worker at Lawrence General Hospital provides services to patients, families, and communities across inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings, utilizing individual, family, and group modalities while adhering to professional social work ethics and standards.

Key focus areas include Focus on mental health and substance abuse patient population., Provide clinical social work intervention on inpatient, outpatient and Emergency Center units., and Assess psychosocial needs and recommend treatment plans for suicide, homicide, family violence, abuse..

Important skills include Clinical Social Work Intervention, Crisis Intervention, Psychosocial Assessment, Discharge Planning, Collaboration With Agencies, and Mental Health Population Knowledge.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Clinical Social Work InterventionCrisis InterventionPsychosocial AssessmentDischarge PlanningCollaboration With AgenciesMental Health Population KnowledgeSubstance Abuse Population Knowledge

Qualifications

Master's Degree in Social Work1-2 Years Post Master's Social Work ExperienceLICSW Licensure by Commonwealth of MassachusettsAcute Care Setting Experience

Full job description

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 on patient care units, inpatient and outpatient, including Emergency Center

  • Assesses 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.

Required:

  • 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

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