Crisis Assessment Social Worker FT Days

Company: MetroWest Medical Center
Location: Natick
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

MetroWest Medical Center is the largest community health care system between Worcester and Boston. It provides high quality, comprehensive care, at a location close to home. The 307-bed regional healthcare system includes Framingham Union Hospital, Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick and the MetroWest Wellness Center. MetroWest Medical Center has been named to the 2019 Americas 100 Best Hospitals List by Healthgrades.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevent avoidable readmissions.
• Assists with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and/or federal agencies.
• Care coordinates, implements or oversees implementation of the transition plan.
• Leads and/or facilitates multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review.
• Makes appropriate referrals to other departments.
• Communicates with patients and families about the plan of care.
• Collaborates with physicians, office staff, and ancillary departments.
• Assures patient education is completed to support post-acute needs.
• Timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system.
• Maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information.
• Precepts new staff members and acts as a resource to all staff.
• Facilitates TEMPO as needed.
• Participates in department quality improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.Education: Master's of Social Work
  Experience: 2 years of acute hospital experience preferred
  Certifications: Required: MSW, currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy. Active license for state(s) covered. Preferred: Accredited Case Manager (ACM).
  Physical Demands: Lift/position up to 25 lbs. Push/pull up to 25 lbs of force. Frequent sitting. Moderate standing, walking, reaching, stooping, and bending. Manual dexterity, mobility, touch, auditory to perform all the related duties of the position.

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