Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Per Diem

Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$26.57 - $47.83

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations .

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8-430

Shift:

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

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

24100 - 4334 Hospice Social Work

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

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Provides clinical service to patients and their families through individual family or group work such as biopsychosocial assessment crises intervention treatment planning and counseling relative to medical conditions.

2. Identifies clinical resources and make referrals when necessary.

3. Collaborates with physicians care coordinators discharge planners and other health care professionals to identify barriers to discharge or treatment and help resolve these issues with patients families or external sources.

4. Advocates for patients and families as they negotiate the health care system so that effective care treatment and planning may occur.

5. Documents all information obtained in evaluation assessment consultation referral and disposition to comply with regulatory requirements as well as ensuring best possible patient outcome.

6. Utilizes the language of the current DSM-IV-TR to establish comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and subsequent planning and treatment.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Masters Degree in Social Work.

2. Current Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Demonstrated ability in psychosocial assessment knowledge of community resources crisis intervention skills ability in discharge planning and ability to work with a multidisciplinary team.

2. Data compilation and analysis skills.

3. Excellent written and communications skills.

4. Basic computer skills.

Preferred:

1. One to three years of Social Work experience.

Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

hospice experience preferred

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.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: 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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