Cambridge Health Alliance

Date Posted: 10/02/2023

Requisition Number: 5561

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital

Work Days: Flexible within clinic hours. One evening per week.

Category: Social Work

Department: Psych - PC Mental Health Integration

Job Type: Part Time

Work Shift: Day

Hours/Week: 20.00

Union: Yes

Union Name: Union of Social Workers

Department Description:

The Department of Outpatient of Psychiatry provides services to those individuals, couples, and families who can derive maximum benefit from outpatient care across the spectrum of programs offered within the department. The diversity of the client population served in addition to the treatment modalities utilized requires interdisciplinary expertise and collaboration.

Summary:

Responsible for the evaluation and treatment of an assigned caseload of clients, providing a range of psychosocial care. Works at one or more service sites, under social work clinical supervision and administrative supervision at the service site or in the service line.

Responsibilities:

• Provides psychosocial assessments, evaluations, and referrals for adults, children, and/or families with psychiatric illness, substance abuse, and medical illness. Casework or therapy may take place in the hospital, offices, or community settings, as appropriate.
• Provides a range of psychological and psychosocial treatment, including individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy treatments and clinical case management services.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team at service site, and specifically with the team leader to define and provide the services needed by clients. Demonstrates a capacity to work collaboratively in a team setting, with an ability to listen to others, participate actively, and take appropriate responsibilities.
• Collaborates with other caregivers and community agencies as necessary to provide systemically informed, community based treatment. Such collaboration may require participation in caregiver conferences, Patient at Risk meetings, and other meetings as needed.
• Completes billing forms, managed care documentation, statistics, and other required paperwork thoroughly and on time.
• Provides all necessary documentation in clients' medical charts in an effective and timely fashion.
• Participates in activities of the Cambridge Hospital Community Health Network Department of Social Work.
• Participates in teaching and training activities, including continuing education activities needed to maintain yearly licensing requirements.
• May participate in PI activities, both in the service line/site and in the Department of Social Work.
• Facilitates access to entitlements and insurance benefits, and Department of Public Health and Department of Mental Health services. Assists patients with applications and assists with follow-up as appropriate.
• May participate in the design and implementation of patient education and psycho-education programs for clients, families, and others.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor, including providing evening and weekend social work coverage when assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current MA licensure as LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or eligibility for licensure.
• Work Experience: Minimum of clinical internship training or job experience in clinical human service work with population specific to service site.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.

Cambridge Health Alliance brings Care to the People - including your neighbors, friends and family. Our local hospitals and care centers serve our vibrant, diverse communities, and play an integral role in improving health. As passionate advocates for the underserved, we actively partner with our communities to take on challenging public health issues, and conduct important research to help reduce barriers to care. We believe that everyone deserves access to high quality, convenient health care. This is why our employees believe in where they work and why many build long, rewarding careers at CHA.

Healthcare is changing rapidly. CHA has a strategic plan that charts a proactive course for our future. It is built on a vision of equity and excellence for everyone, every time. It also recognizes that our workforce is our most valuable asset and prioritizes competitive salaries, benefits and professional development opportunities for employees. The strategic plan is changing the way we provide care and improving the health and experience of our patients; we are looking for smart, committed, compassionate people who want to be part of making our vision of better health and equity a reality.

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