Job Description
The Department of Mental Health/Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center is seeking committed qualified applicants for the Director of Social Work.
As the Director of Social Work for the Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center your duties include Develops and implements standards for the practice of social work. Manages census including coordination between the inpatient service and the courts. Ensures continuity of care between inpatient and community services. Provides facility leadership as member of the Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center Governance.
Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):
- Provides facility leadership as a member of the Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center Governance Committee.
- Provides clinical and administrative supervision to inpatient clinical social workers including setting standards for performance and evaluation or clinical social work practice.
- Provides clinical and administrative supervision of Substance Use Counselors.
- Manages intake function, conducts telephone intake process receiving clinical, legal and demographic data from referring agents.
- Manages forensic liaison function through the establishment of procedures, work assignments, legal case problem-solving and coordination with the DMH attorney.
- Provides supervision to facility forensic liaison.
- Ensures continuity of care through oversight of discharge planning, establishment of standards for clinical social work, collaboration with community service providers, and education of social work department staff.
- Interfaces with community service providers to identify processes of collaboration, monitor appropriateness and continuity of care issues and resolve problem processes and cases.
- Participates in state wide Department of Mental Health planning initiatives including statewide groups involving Directors of Social Work.
- Maintains the facility as a site for graduate training program in Social Work and Mental Health counseling.
- Initiates Performance Improvement activities through identification of areas for organizational improvement, analyzing problem cases and trends, and active leadership / participation in performance improvement initiatives.
- Provides clinical leadership related to risk assessment of patients and facilitates the development of risk mitigation plans in order to promote patient safety and facilitate successful community integration.
- Provides social work consultation to other disciplines and community agencies.
- Provides leadership department and hospital committees.
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Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to provide career development by fostering the long-term learning or development of others.
- Ability to effectively implement change management.
- Ability to identify and develop diverse talent.
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
- Knowledge and skills in the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Major Mental Illness
- Capacity and Ability to apply Mass General Laws Chapter 123
- Expertise in Forensic Mental Health
- Demonstrates skills in Psychosocial Rehabilitation for Psychiatric Disorders
- Knowledge and skills in Substance Use Assessment and treatment
- Ability to apply standards of the Center for Medicaid/ Medicare Services
- Knowledge and ability to apply standards of the Joint Commission
- Given the population served, bilingual or multilingual.
Special Requirement:Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker
Agency Mission:
The Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental health Center, (Fuller) 60 bed inpatient psychiatric facility provides comprehensive, information and timely forensic evaluations for individuals to determine pre-trial competency and or criminal responsibility. We also provide quality, integrated care to support an individual's recovery process through ongoing psychiatric treatment and care.
We envision an environment that is committed to preventing restraint and seclusion in which leadership and staff model compassion, caring, and hope.
An environment where individual's strengths are recognized and these strengths are utilized to foster hope, facilitate self-determination, and promote physical health and well-being so the individual can become more resilient, forge lasting community alliances, and supports to live a fulfilling life.
Pre-Offer Process:
A tax & background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Human Resources Division prior to the candidate being hired.
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.
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 form ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.
For questions regarding this requisition, please contact the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Human Resources at 1-800- 510-4122 Ext. #4.
Qualifications
MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must have at least (A) five (5) years of full-time or, equivalent part-time, professional, professional internship, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in a particular specialty (i.e. scientific, professional, or technical) and must possess current license and/or registration requirements established for the performance of the position or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.
Substitutions:
I. A certificate in a relevant or related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.
II. A Bachelor's degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required experience.
III. A Graduate degree in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of the required experience.
IV. A Doctorate degree in a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required experience.
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.