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Massachusetts – Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker 

Position Summary: This position works collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, provides consultation to the clinical site team and provides individual and group counseling to patients referred by primary care clinicians.
Job Responsibilities and Performance Standards:
• Serves as liaison between patients, family member and health care team. Helps to educate patients and their family about patients’ behavioral health treatment. Explains treatment in a clear, concise manner, with sensitivity to patients’ level of understanding, culture, age and language. Documents all teaching materials given to the patients, or family members including their response, comprehension and need for further follow-up.
• Upon referral from the care team, reviews the patient’s biopsychosocial history, and completes the assessment and care plan. Maintains accurate and timely records according to policy.
• Provides short term individual, group and family intervention. Collaborates with community behavioral health providers in the coordination of behavioral health care.
• Develops and facilitates support groups as determined by patient/client need, interest and team member recommendation.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Is able to identify and categorize each patient’s age specific grouping of needs. This may include children, couples, families, and adults.
• Documents all contacts on a daily basis.
• Collaborates with clinical staff and administration to develop and maintain referral resources throughout service area. Refers patients to services within health system and to other community agencies.
• Develops working relationship with leaders and community agencies, representing the client at meetings as indicated.
• Provides care with sensitivity to the patient’s level of understanding, culture, age and language.
• Demonstrates clinical competence and professional commitment by adhering to established standards of practice and utilizing appropriate scientific principles.
• Is a proponent of the improvement process and works cooperatively with team members in making necessary changes.
• Develops and maintains systems for patient educational materials and staff.

Requirements:
• Must be a LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) or LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) in Massachusetts.
• Minimum one year of experience as LICSW or LMHC preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• BLS Certification required.
• Massachusetts Child & Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) certification preferred.
• Requires Master’s Degree in social work or counseling and/or Psychology from an accredited program.

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