Salem Hospital NSMC is hiring: Clinical Social Worker in Brighton

Social Worker

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, skilled at managing multiple priorities at once, and engaging 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 plan of care for both individual patients and the medical community.

This position requires patient care. Essential functions include: providing psychosocial assessments of patients and families with social, emotional, interpersonal and/or environmental issues; formulating biopsychosocial assessment, disposition, and treatment plans; collaborating with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs; monitoring, evaluating, and recording client progress according to measurable goals described in the treatment and care plan.

Qualifications

Education: Master's Degree Mental Health & Behavioral Medicine required or Master's Degree Social Work required. Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No.

Licenses and Credentials: Class D Passenger Vehicle Driver's License [State License] - Generic - HR Only preferred; Licensed Clinical Social Worker [LCSW - State License] - Generic - HR Only preferred; Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker [LICSW - State License] - Generic - HR Only preferred; Licensed Mental Health Counselor [LMHC - State License] - Generic - HR Only preferred.

Experience: Clinical Experience in a medical setting 2-3 years required. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Demonstrates proficient clinical judgment and application of professional values and ethics. Integration of prior clinical experience into current practice. Demonstrates proficiency to formulate assessment of risks, crisis intervention, psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and the documentation of both in a timely manner. Demonstrates sound clinical judgment and innovation in advocating for clients while maintaining professional boundaries. Demonstrates proficient working knowledge of internal and external resources and refers appropriately. Provides a range of evidence-based interventions. Ability to advocate, coordinate, and continuously communicate with treatment plans with patients, family, and the interdisciplinary team. Incorporates social sensitivity. If appropriate, utilizes supervision and consultation regularly and appropriately. Actively seeks assistance with complex cases and situations in a timely manner. Engages in quality improvement projects, uses data to measure progress. Facilitate skill-based groups. Knowledge, understanding, and ability to negotiate and work in a complex organization. Demonstrates capacity to effectively communicate findings with a broader audience.