Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) is needed for a Clinical Lead position in Integrated Behavioral Health Department of a prominent hospital.

500+ bed Magnet hospital located in Boston’s historic South End has been a staple in the community for over 100 years and with a commitment to make Boston the healthiest urban population in the world by 2030 they need your help!

2nd Most Racially Inclusive Hospital in US (Lown Institute)

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts (Boston Globe)

Best and Brightest in Wellness Award (NABR)

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) program within the Department of Psychiatry, the IBH Clinical Lead works as a member of the General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Clinics. The role of the clinical lead is to provide direct clinical care to patients, work collaboratively with the primary care team to ensure the behavioral health and substance use needs of the patients are met, and provide clinical oversight and supervision of masters level clinicians. Clinical work includes, but is not limited to, conducting diagnostic assessments, providing evidence-based treatment, safety planning, and education and mentoring of patient and family members. The Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician will focus on assessment, stabilization, triage and evidence-based treatment over short course of therapy sessions (time-limited). Patients whom may need higher level of care or more intensive behavioral health services will be assisted with referrals and connection to our outpatient department of psychiatry and/or community based care.

Responsibilities will include clinical supervision of non-independently licensed clinicians, clinical back-up and support to the teams as needed. Clinical lead will work closely with General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Primary Care providers in consultation and support in understanding the mental health and substance use needs of patients and collaborate on treatment goals. Clinical Lead will support Clinical Supervisor and Clinical Manager in clinic initiatives and projects. The position is currently hybrid, which may change based on hospital expectations. Candidates should have previous supervisory experience.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

Clinical Supervision

• Supervises clinicians, mentoring, guiding through demonstration of best practices
• Supports intern training placement, including ensuring appropriate clinical supervision
• Supports onboarding and training of new hires
• Review and assignment of clinical referrals
• Ensures appropriate standards of care for patients in crisis and assists clinical team in response to crisis situations
• Maintains competency in areas of responsibility to ensure quality care
• Maintains a complete understanding of emergency procedures

Direct Patient Care

• Provides evidence-based psychotherapeutic treatment and/or psychosocial support to patient reduce the impact of identified problems.
• Provides same day assessments through the warm hand off services
• Assesses patient and family to ascertain those emotional and social problems. Utilizes the department’s psychosocial assessment tool as a guideline.
• Identifies issues that must be addressed during the patient’s care, and formulates plan.
• Reports any and all suspected cases of abuse and neglect and follows up to ensure patient receives timely comprehensive consultations and compliance with legal mandates.
• Identifies need to involve patient’s family through the initial assessment process and attempts contact on same day, if indicated.
• Consults and collaborates with healthcare team members to insure that patient’s behavioral health and substance use needs are addressed..
• Utilizes evidenced based Clinical Social Work technique and theory to assist patient and family in coping with illness or social problem to achieve improved functioning and emotional state.
• Maintains patient confidentiality according to hospital policy. Practices professional discretion when determining the inclusion of any patient information into medical record or department clinical record notes.
• Notes in medical record the exclusion of critical patient information and its availability.
• Documents each patient encounter in the medical record or the Department clinical record concurrently according to Department policies. Specifically, documents ongoing treatment work in the Department clinic records. Each recording shall include date, time, title and signature.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Previous experience in Integrated Behavioral Health or Medical Setting preferred.
• Requires level of knowledge of Social Work process and community resources and agencies in relation to health, illness, and disability, and social determinants of health
• Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with various healthcare professionals, to develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with patients and families
• Cultural sensitivity and comfort with a wide range of racial and ethnic populations. Cultural competence is very important. Bicultural/Bilingual competency a plus.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Computer literacy with ability to use standard word processing, spreadsheet programs and e-mail (i.e. MS Word, Excel, Outlook) and web browsers.
• Must be comfortable in a fast paced and dynamic work environment (sense of humor is valued).

Other Duties

• Complies with departmental, regulatory, and professional requirements for documentation and data collection

Must Have:

Massachusetts LICSW

Prior Supervisor Experience

Community Attractions:

Boston area ranks among the best urban cities married to the beauty of nature in the United States. Boston is teeming with academics (home to Harvard and MIT in Cambridge) and set along the Atlantic Ocean filled with spectacular seafood and aesthetic beauty such as whale watching tours or deep sea fishing charters and a short ferry ride to Nantucket Island beaches or a short drive to wonderful skiing in Vermont and New Hampshire. In addition some calling Boston “Title Town” (some would call it that, I wouldn’t) Boston has had success in virtually every professional sport.