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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process. Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. The licensed independent clinical social worker in Pediatric Primary Care will be providing short term counseling services to children and families. Referrals will be received from clinic providers and staff. The LICSW will be expected to take warm handoffs from providers when possible and communicate back updates to providers as well as recommendations for ongoing care should the child/family need more than short term therapy. The LICSW will be expected to document and appropriately bill for their therapy encounters. I. Major Responsibilities: 1. Conducts intake interviews with patients and families to develop psychosocial evaluations. 2. Participates in team planning of treatment during initial interview and coordinates team meeting on a daily basis. 3. Provides psycho-social assessments and treatments, individual and group education/therapy to include dual diagnosis cases and all associated social work services. 4. Serves as a primary clinician for individual therapy, couples and family therapy. 5. Works with outpatient providers to coordinate treatment planning. 6. Documents all information obtained in evaluation, assessment, consultation, referral and disposition to comply with regulatory requirements, as well as ensuring best possible patient outcome. 7. Coordinates discharge planning which includes the assessment of housing, benefits and treatment needs. Plays key role in case management. 8. Acts as liaison with community and government agencies and develop referral network as directed. Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities: 1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives. 2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed. 3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations. 4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements. 5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors. 6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance. 7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed. All responsibilities are essential job functions. II. Position Qualifications: License/Certification/Education: Required: 1. Masters degree in Social Work. 2. Current Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) licensure. Experience/Skills: Required: 1. One to three years of social work experience 2. Demonstrated ability in psychosocial assessment, knowledge of community resources, crisis intervention skills, ability in discharge planning, and ability to work with a multidisciplinary team. 3. Data compilation and analysis skills. 4. Excellent written and communications skills. 5. Basic computer skills. Click Here to Read Full Job Description