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The BWFH Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) Social Workers are an essential component of the inter-disciplinary treatment team, providing clinical care for patients including assessment and treatment planning, group and individual therapy, crisis intervention and disposition planning. Provides assessment, stabilization and treatment for patients who have psychiatric and substance use disorders. Treatment modalities include individual therapy, group therapy and pharmacological intervention. The primary goal of the program is to provide guidance, self-empowerment, and healthy living techniques to promote recovery. The program is part of a continuum encompassing inpatient and outpatient levels of treatment that aim to provide early intervention, clinical stabilization, and ability to refer internally, ensuring continuity of care.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Providing direct patient care including initial psychosocial assessment, orientation to the program, individual and group therapy, case management and care coordination with outside agencies in a culturally sensitive manner.
Coordination of family meetings, as needed and when appropriate.
Assessment for abuse/neglect; filing mandated reports as indicated.
Assessment for intimate partner violence and participating in safety planning for IPV as warranted.
Completion of documentation (Intake note, treatment plan, progress notes, group therapy notes) in accordance with established timelines and standards.
Working effectively as part of the interdisciplinary team, participating in daily team rounds and ongoing communication throughout the day on cases and as issues arise.
Participation in research or quality improvement projects as requested by the supervisor.
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.
Qualifications
Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited program required.
Current professional licensure in Massachusetts required.
Minimum of graduate level internship experience in relevant setting.
Knowledge of specific medical/psychiatric illnesses, procedures and treatments
Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation skills necessary to woke within a team
Ability to provide rapid clinical psychosocial and psychiatric assessments and brief, short or long term treatment/management with individuals, families, couples and/or groups
Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated competency in age specific behaviors
Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge of community agencies/resources. Ability to advocate/negotiate systems for/with patients
Computer skills
Staff adheres to all I.C.A.R.E. Standards
EEO Statement
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospitalis an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
