Clinical Social Worker, Psychiatric Consultation Service at Boston Children's Hospital summary:
The Clinical Social Worker in the Psychiatric Consultation Service at Boston Children’s Hospital provides expert mental health support to children, families, and patients facing chronic illness and hospitalization. Responsibilities include conducting psychosocial and risk assessments, diagnosing, and developing treatment plans, as well as coordinating discharge and outpatient services in collaboration with healthcare teams and community agencies. The role requires a Master’s degree in social work, LCSW licensure in Massachusetts, hospital-based social work experience, and strong clinical skills.
Position Summary/Department Summary: Located within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services at Boston Children’s Hospital, our Psychiatry Consultation Service provides expert mental health and counseling support for children, parents, and other family members confronting the strain of chronic illness and hospitalization. We are currently recruiting for a part time social worker, e/o weekend days
Key Responsibilities: - Providing clinical social work services to assist patients and families with personal, family, medical and environmental difficulties.
- Performing psychosocial and risk assessments, assigning diagnoses and developing and implementing interventions and treatment plans.
- Participating in planning and implementation of discharge and outpatient service plans and collaborating with health care team and community agencies to plan, implementing and following up on treatment and provision of needed services.
Minimum Qualifications Education: - Master’s degree in social work
Experience: - One plus year of hospital based social work experience preferred
- Strong clinical skills and experience with various therapeutic modalities
- Spanish language skills are a plus
Licensure/Qualifications: - LCSW licensure in the state of MA required, LICSW licensure in the state of MA preferred
This position is eligible for a $1,000 sign on bonus!
Schedule is e/o Sat/Sun 8a-4:30p Keywords: clinical social work, psychiatric consultation, mental health support, psychosocial assessment, treatment planning, hospital social work, behavioral health, family counseling, discharge planning, LCSW Massachusetts