Clinical Social Worker

Clinical Social Worker

The Clinical Social Worker (Med / Surg) is responsible for the bio-psychosocial assessment, possible resources, and potential referrals for selected patients in the inpatient medicine / surgery setting. Reporting to the Social Work Manager or a designated supervisor, the social worker will provide bio-psychosocial assessments and interventions for patients and / or families impacted by a patient's acute medical needs and any psychosocial factors or barriers impacting their care. The social worker will identify high risk psychosocial factors impacting a patient's health status and, as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, will help the hospital staff understand the influence of those factors on the patient's course of medical care. The social worker will effectively intervene through evaluation, emotional support, provision of resources and recommendations, and team collaboration around potential barriers to care in the community and possible discharge needs. The social worker will have knowledge of mandated reporting of abuse / neglect, trauma informed care, cultural and / or age specific concerns and impact, unstable housing or homelessness, food insecurity, substance use disorders, psychiatric illness, and the various community agencies and resources available. The social worker will participate in departmental and hospital-wide committees as assigned and will collaborate with other disciplines in the hospital.

Principal duties and responsibilities include :

• Conducting psychosocial assessment of patients to evaluate medical illness and coping strategies / addiction / behavioral health history / emotional issues / coping style, understanding of illness / adjustment / compliance, barriers to care, cultural issues, abuse / neglect and domestic violence.
• Meeting with patients and / or family to provide emotional support, aftercare planning, referrals for programs, and community resources. Identifying patients' psychosocial, financial, legal, dual diagnoses that effect patient care.
• When indicated, providing brief family systems work to provide psychoeducation, emotional support, and guidance around aftercare planning. This includes coordinating family / team meetings as needed, and addressing all psychosocial concerns and needs including goals of care if indicated.
• Providing mandated assessments when abuse / neglect is suspected (child, disabled, adult, elder, or facility) and safety assessment when domestic violence is reported. Filing mandated reports if indicated.
• Working effectively as part of the interdisciplinary health care team, attending daily interdisciplinary rounds, communicating regularly with the team and other members on cases and as issues arise.
• Documenting all timely and relevant assessments and interventions in electronic health record.
• Maintaining high level of confidentiality for all patients in compliance with HIPAA and Federal guidelines.
• Facilitating the appropriate and efficient use of hospital and community resources.
• Participating in formal and informal clinical case reviews, clinical supervision, and educational seminars and other tasks as assigned by direct supervisor or Social Work Manager.

About Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital :

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is an expanding non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive. At Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do. If you're looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.

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Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and / or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.