Social Worker, Licsw, 16 Hours, Days

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Schedule Details:

Holidays - No Holidays Required, Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Scheduled Hours:

8am-5pm

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

16

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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Title: LICSW Social Worker

Department: Care Coordination

Hours: 16

Shift: 8-hour Days, two shifts per week as scheduled and includes weekdays/weekends/holidays

Posting Date: 07/20/2023

Status: Non-exempt/Hourly

Location: UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton (Leominster)

Position Summary:

Provides psychosocial assessment and a full range of social services to patients with chronic diseases and their families. Assists in planning, development, implementation and evaluation of funded programs.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, and counseling to patients and their families. Documents evaluations and interventions in medical record.

• Facilitates referral for psychiatric services. Facilitates access to and coordinates delivery of social services, including financial assistance, health insurance, medication reimbursement, transportation, housing, extended care, home care, hospice, and community-based services.

• Provides information and referral to specialized intervention programs, including substance abuse, detoxification, and rehabilitation.

• Organizes and facilitates family meetings, interagency conferences, and groups/workshops for patients and their families, as well as staff psychosocial and multicultural development programs.

• Provides social service consultation, information, and education to medical, psychiatric, and social service providers within the medical center and community.

Position Qualifications:

Required License/Certification/Education:

• Masters' Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited institution with LICSW license.

Required Experience/Skills:

• One to three years of social work experience, including demonstrated ability in psychosocial assessment, knowledge of community resources, crisis intervention skills, ability in discharge planning, and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written form.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Preferred: Acute medical social work experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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