Supervisor Social Work - Social Worker - $35 per hour

Mass General Brigham is seeking a Social Work Social Worker Supervisor for a job in Boston, Massachusetts.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Social Worker
• Discipline: Social Work
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Staff

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. When determining base pay, we take a comprehensive approach that considers your skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other critical factors. The pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications, but it does not encompass all the elements that contribute to your total compensation package.

- Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited program required
- Current professional licensure in Massachusetts (LICSW) required
- Five years’ experience within Social Work including a minimum of 3 years in a supervisory/leadership role with accountability (training, onboarding, and supervising students and staff Social Workers).
- Clinical expertise with substance use disorders, psychosocial assessments, individual and group therapy, and treatment planning options and referrals specific to SU
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- Sound clinical judgment and ability to set priorities with enhanced knowledge of substance use disorders, clinical interventions, and potential treatment options and referrals to programs specific to a patient’s SUD needs and interests.
- Ability to manage and provide leadership to an interdisciplinary group.
- Knowledge base of psychosocial care, Case Management, Social Work, community resources and related regulations with ability to work with licensing compliance expectations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation skills both within the hospital setting and with community contacts.
- Computer skills

Schedule: Full-time, Mon-Fri, day shift, weekend rotation and call requirement Reporting to the Social Work Manager for Inpatient Medicine/Surgery/Addiction/ED, the Social Work Supervisor for the Inpatient Addiction Recovery Program (ARP) is responsible for the daily operations of clinical Social Work activities including own patient assignments, patient/family care issues, and supervision of inpatient ARP Social Work, training, and mentoring. There is accountability for ensuring efficient and professional Social Work services for patients and families that are designed to promote and enhance their physical and psychosocial functioning with attention to the social and emotional impact of addiction, illness and disability. Monitors efficient utilization of healthcare resources, readmissions, and LOS issues. Other duties as assigned (Social Work quality improvement projects, participation on hospital wide committees as designated by Social Work Manager and hospital leadership i.e., Acute Care Plans, Readmission Studies, and Patient Safety).
- Plan, develop, implement, and assist in managing a program of clinical Social Work activities for Addiction Recovery (ARP) Social Workers and Social Work interns.
- Provides specialty clinical supervision for Addiction Recovery Program Social Work staff.
- Screens applicants for employment in designated Social Work roles with Social Work Manager.
- Provides oversight of case assignments, productivity standards and time management for Social Work on ARP or as designated by Social Work Manager.
- Performs annual performance evaluations of potential Social Work interns and ARP Social Workers.
- Works with management of clinical service units, when indicated, to participate in program planning, identifying clinical Social Work needs and resolving problems. Organize activities with other departments/units to ensure efficient coordination of services.
- Functions as a member of the Social Work Department’s Leadership Team todevelop and implement clinical standards, policies/procedures, quality improvement activities for the department.
- Fosters an environment of Social Work teamwork, flexibility, and collaboration among Social Workers, Case Management, Nursing and Medicine, and other team members.
- Other duties as assigned (Social Work quality improvement projects, participation on hospital wide committees as designated by Social Work Manager and hospital leadership. About Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171
- bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum.
Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive. At Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care.
Our employees call it home.

Recruiter: Katsoulis, Elizabeth Susan

Mass General Brigham Job ID #3310567. Posted job title: Social Work Supervisor, Addiction Recovery Program

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Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance programs

Location: South Boston, MA, US

Posted Date: 11/26/2024