Clinical Social Worker

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The Clinical Social Worker provides a range of clinical social work services to patients/clients and families in inpatient, ambulatory and community settings utilizing individual, family or group modalities and practicing within the guidelines of professional social work ethics and standards. Responsibilities and requirements include:

Provides social work services for Pediatric ENT/Audiology.
Provides services to parents whose children have hearing loss.
Provides information, referral and creative resource acquisition for specific individual and family needs both within the Hospital and in the community as indicated.
Assists with discharge planning issues to ensure continuity of care.
Knowledge of casework process and community resources in relation to health (including mental health), illness, and disability.
Knowledge of current social work theory and practice, the ability to apply treatment and case management methods, and familiarity with community issues and resources.
Analytical skills required assessing patient needs, to develop associated treatment modalities and to provide effective counseling.
Computer skills and knowledge of general office programs, spreadsheet programs, database programs, and presentation programs (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
1-2 years post master’s degree social work experience required.
Hospital experience required.
Masters Degree in Social Work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education required.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) level or at the Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) level by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required