Job Description

Clinical Social Worker, MSW, Emergency Psych Serv e/o Sat/Sun Eves at Boston Children's Hospital summary:

The Clinical Social Worker at Boston Children’s Hospital provides emergency psycho-social services in the Emergency Department, addressing the needs of both patients and families. Responsibilities include performing biopsychosocial assessments, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with healthcare teams and community agencies. This position requires a Master’s degree in Social Work and offers support for diverse backgrounds and Spanish language skills.

Boston Children’s Hospital’s acclaimed Social Work Emergency Services team responds to social needs and issues in the Emergency Department and throughout inpatient services. This includes performing biopsychosocial assessments, as well as implementing trauma-informed, strengths-based interventions. We also provide management and advocacy for both patients and families.

• Providing clinical social work services to assist patients and families with personal, family, medical and environmental difficulties.
• Performing psychosocial and risk assessments, assigning diagnoses and developing and implementing interventions and treatment plans.
• Participating in planning and implementation of discharge and outpatient service plans and collaborating with health care team and community agencies to plan, implementing and following up on treatment and provision of needed services.

• A Master’s degree in Social Work, and LCSW or LICSW is required.
• Strong clinical skills and experience with various therapeutic modalities.
• Persons from diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply
• Spanish language skills are a plus

Keywords:

Clinical Social Worker, Emergency Psych Services, Mental Health, Social Work, Biopsychosocial Assessment, Trauma-informed Care, Healthcare Collaboration, Patient Advocacy, Therapeutic Modalities, LCSW

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