Clinical Social Worker
McLean Hospital(MCL)

Job Info

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McLean Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric hospital committed to providing easy access to superior quality, cost-effective mental health services in the Boston area, Massachusetts and beyond. Since 1811, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness and chemical dependency, research into the cause of mental illness and the training of generations of mental health care providers. McLean's multidisciplinary programs treat a broad range of psychiatric illnesses across the full continuum of care.

SUMMARY

The Clinical Social Worker Associate is accountable/responsible for the day to day treatment, management, disposition, and aftercare plan for his/her assigned patients with particular attention to taking responsibility for the prudent use of clinical resources. this position provides clinical assistance for both the Addiction Treatment Center at Naukeag and Fernside Signature Recovery Center. The Clinical Social Worker Associate position requires flexibility and excellent interpersonal skills both with internal and external customers. All duties and responsibilities are performed under the supervision of an independently licensed mental health professional. The scheduled days are flexible.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE

Responsibility

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide ongoing assessment and formulation of the patient's needs in order to update the patient's plan of care
including responsibility for the timely completion of a Treatment Plan that will satisfy clinical and regulatory
requirements.

Provide clinical services to patients as appropriate, according to the age of the patient Provide clinical services to family members, as indicated.

Coordinate the delivery of services by the patient's multidisciplinary treatment team.

Act as primary liaison with family and significant others, referrers and community agencies and professionals to
develop a timely and comprehensive discharge plan that includes access to services for patients and, where
appropriate, family members.

ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS

4. Collaborate with the Utilization Manager to manage the patient's care in a manner that is both clinically and

fiscally sound; where appropriate, be the designated contact with managed care organizations

5. Ensure the timely completion of all documentation and other required paperwork needed to facilitate patient
evaluation, transition and billing (e.g., treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries, psychosocial
assessment, signed releases, patient care referral forms, etc.).

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

Demonstrate a commitment to his/her professional growth and competency in order to enhance patient care and
job performance.

Contribute to the efficient operation of the program, the hospital and. where appropriate,

his/her clinical department through team work, cooperation and participation in problem solving activities

Qualifications
Education: MSW

License; Attaining Massachusetts LCSW licensure is not required upon hire to perform the essential functions of this job, however, as a condition of continued employment, it is a requirement to receive LCSW licensure within 12 months of hire, or upon the one year anniversary of employment-along with the annual review. Failure to attain this licensure will result in termination of employment-failing to meet a condition of employment.

Exceptions may be made for extenuating circumstances preventing an employee from attaining licensure must be approved by the Director of Social Work

Skills/Abilities/Competencies

• Broad range of clinical skills including psychiatric assessment, capacity to formulate a case and develop a
  therapeutic alliance, and plan treatment and aftercare.
• Crisis stabilization.
• Family support and intervention.
• Clinical privileges or eligibility for privileges in his/her discipline in individual, family and couples treatment
• Familiarity with the discharge planning process as well as community resources, public service delivery systems^
  and consumer entitlement programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a rapidly changing system of care.
• Familiarity with computerized clinical data bases.

Experience;

• Experience in providing a range of clinical services including: assessment, treatment and discharge planning.
• Experience in a managed care environment and the capacity to work collaboratively with managed care
  organizations.
• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary staff both within the Hospital and the community at
  large.
• All employees must possess basic computer skills to use a variety of electronic or online systems for communication, clinical and administrative purposes.

EEO Statement
It is the policy of McLean Hospital to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for employment and existing employees without regard to their race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or a condition related to pregnancy including, but not limited to, lactation or the need to express breast milk for a nursing child, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable law or regulation.

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