Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Primary Clinician for an assigned caseload of community medically complex inpatients throughout their hospitalization.
• Provides timely and accurate diagnostic psychosocial assessments according to LSH and The Joint Commission standards.
• Develop and coordinate disposition plans in conjunction with community patient, their supports, and treatment team, considering developmental, racial, cultural, and ethnic, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity issues that impact the patient's aftercare needs.
• Provide time-sensitive crisis intervention, suicide screening, and psychotherapeutic services to community and inmate patient populations.
• Completes timely & accurate documentation in the electronic medical record according to LSH, DOC, and TJC standards and policies.
• Gathers and utilizes clinical data to aid in the development of the ongoing psychosocial assessment and discharge planning process.
• Clinical documentation includes but is not limited to initial psychosocial diagnostic evaluations, patient contacts, response to treatment, discharge planning, guardianship affidavits, crisis interventions.
• Provides consultation and education to patients and their supports as appropriate to enhance patient's discharge.
• Serves as liaison between LSH and other public and private agencies and collaborates with community providers in the continuum of care as per TJC standards regarding guardianships, legal status, entitlements.
• Actively participates in regularly scheduled Rounds, Team meetings, case conferences, and department meetings.
• Participates in Social Work Addiction Department Performance Improvement activities.
• Continuously assesses and evaluates patient progress and revises treatment plan accordingly.
• Assumes responsibility for own continuing education and professional growth of others.
• Contributes to the enhancement of the therapeutic milieu by active participation on committees and activities by providing both formal and informal teaching/training programs, including but not limited to new psychotherapy techniques, special interventions, and clinical management.

Required Qualifications:

• Thorough knowledge of and demonstrated ability in psychotherapy techniques: including diagnostic assessment and crisis interventions, individual, family and group work therapy.
• Knowledge of the social, emotional, and experiential causes of social and psychiatric disorders.
• Comprehension addiction, chronic illnesses, disabilities, and/or end-of life care.
• Understanding of community resources and how to access them for patient aftercare and discharge planning with the ability to initiate discharge planning upon admission.
• Develop and implement effective clinical interventions with a clinically complex, neurological, and physically challenging patient population.
• Interpret and coordinate treatment plans among a variety of human service personnel and delivery systems.
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships with others, and to establish rapport and interact with people who are under stress and to handle stressful and emergent situations.
• Utilize supervision effectively, i.e., the capacity for self-examination with specific reference to how one's own behavior impacts upon patients and colleagues.
• Can teach clinical social work methods and techniques to social workers and students and communicate the principles to other personnel.
• Understand, explain, and apply the provisions of the laws, rules regulations, policies, procedures, specifications, standards, and guidelines governing assigned unit activities.
• Exercises discretion in handling confidential information in compliance with hospital standards and HIPPA regulations
• Can communicate efficiently both verbally and in writing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experienced in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams programs.
• Prior experience in a multidisciplinary health care setting

About the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital:

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is a fully Joint Commission accredited teaching facility that provides acute, subacute, and ambulatory care to patients referred by public agencies and private sector providers. Shattuck Hospital's services help economically and socially disadvantaged patients to get high quality, cost-effective care from a staff that respects their dignity.

Located in the heart of Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, the Shattuck Hospital includes 248 inpatient beds including 95 Psychiatric beds and 29 Correctional Health beds. In addition, the Shattuck has a full outpatient clinic with many specialties that offers treatment to patients of the Department of Mental Health as well as Department of Correction and House of Correction inmates and community patients. The Shattuck hospital is on the forefront of substance use disorder treatment including a Suboxone clinic serving 200 patients. In addition to direct medical services LSH hosts and supports an array of services located on the campus, serving patients struggling with addictions and homelessness.

Learn more about what it's like to work as a DPH nurse

Learn more about Shattuck Hospital: https://www.mass.gov/locations/lemuel-shattuck-hospital

Relocation information: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/dph-renovation-for-shattuck-hospital-replacement-building

Pre-Hire Process:

A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit http://www.mass.gov/hhs/cori

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division's Hiring Guidelines.

Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth's website, http://www.mass.gov

If you require assistance with the application/interview process and would like to request an ADA accommodation, please click on the link and complete the Reasonable Accommodation Online Request Form

For questions regarding this requisition, please contact Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Human Resources at 1-800- 510-4122 Ext. #4

Qualifications

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE:

At least two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience as a clinical social worker after earning a Master's degree in social work.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

- A Doctorate in social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, counseling education, or human services may be substituted for the required experience on the basis of two years of education for one year of experience.

- One year of education equals 30 semester hours. Education toward a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

A Master's or higher degree in social work is required.

LICENSES:

- Licensure as a Licensed Certified Social Worker or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Social Work is required.

- Based on assignment, travel may be required. Those employees who elect to use a motor vehicle for travel must have a current and valid Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Operator's license or the equivalent from another state.

Salary placement is determined by a combination of factors, including the candidate's years of directly related experience and education, and alignment with our internal compensation structure as set forth by the Human Resources Division's Hiring Guidelines. For all bargaining unit positions (non-management), compensation is subject to the salary provisions outlined in the applicable collective bargaining agreement and will apply to placement within the appropriate salary range.

Comprehensive Benefits

When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

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Title 101 CMR 23.00 ("Regulation") requires certain agency staff to have received the COVID-19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination, or have taken required mitigation measures, to prevent viral infection and transmission in State Hospitals and State Congregate Care Facilities. The Regulation applies to this position. Successful candidates will be required to acknowledge and attest to your vaccination status for both COVID-19 and Influenza.

An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.