Social Worker; LCSW​/LICSW; Charlestown Pediatrics

Job Summary

LCSW Starting rate: $68,224. Sign on bonus for non MGB employees: $3,000.

LICSW Starting rate: $92,227. Sign on bonus for non MGB employees: $10,000.

The Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for inpatients, outpatients, and emergency department patients. They are dedicated to patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination, are skilled at managing multiple priorities at once, and engage in creative, compassionate, and ethical problem-solving.

As a member of a multidisciplinary health team, they perform comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans that integrate the medical, social, and resource issues that impact individual patients, families, and at-risk populations. Social Workers are responsible for working collaboratively with all healthcare team members to develop and implement treatment plans that support patient-centered plans of care for both individual patients and the medical community.

Full-time, outpatient therapist opportunity embedded within a primary care pediatric clinic. The social worker will work as a member of the pediatric primary care department to provide short-term therapy to patients with clinical mental health conditions including but not exclusive of anxiety, depression, and other mood-related conditions as well as ADHD and behavioral dysregulation.

Conducts psychosocial assessments, provides clinical services to pediatric patients that address psychosocial, environmental, age-specific and cultural issues in order to maximize emotional, social and physical wellbeing and the effective/efficient use of health care and community resources. Available to pediatricians for consultations and acute assessments during routine clinic encounters.

Experience and training with elementary-aged (5-11) children as well as CBT preferred. Works effectively as part of an interdisciplinary health-care team and is comfortable referring to and collaborating with interdepartmental specialists and programs, outside agencies, and other relevant community resources.

Does this position require patient care? Yes.

• Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families with social, emotional, interpersonal and/or environmental issues.
• Formulates biopsychosocial assessment, disposition, and treatment plans.
• Collaborates with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Monitors, evaluates, and records client progress according to measurable goals described in the treatment and care plan.
• Provides short-term, evidence-based psychotherapy (individual, groups) to patients in the pediatric practice in-person and virtually.
• Screen patients and develop comprehensive assessments and treatment plans for patients engaged in behavioral health treatment.
• Provides a range of interventions to support primary-care mental health and behavioral needs such as crisis intervention, care coordination, information, referrals, and safety planning.
• Assesses patients presenting with new mental-health and behavioral symptoms to aid in the identification of the best treatment options for them.
• Participates in formal and informal case reviews, seminars and/or inter- and intra-departmental peer review meetings.
• Works closely with the other members from the primary care practice to provide timely and appropriate care.
• Advocates for school-related needs as applicable to behavioral health diagnoses.

Master's Degree in Social Work required.

Clinical licensure requirements:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW – State License) required for Clinical Social Worker I.
• Licensed Independent…