Assoc. Professor - Social Work jobs in Lowell, MA

Assoc. Professor - Social Work teaches courses in the discipline area of social work. Develops and designs curriculum plans to foster student learning, stimulate class discussions, and ensures student engagement. Being an Assoc. Professor - Social Work provides tutoring and academic counseling to students, maintains classes related records, and assesses student coursework. Collaborates and supports colleagues regarding research interests and co-curricular activities. Additionally, Assoc. Professor - Social Work typically reports to a department head. Requires a PhD or terminal degree appropriate to the field. Has considerable experience and is qualified to teach at undergraduate and graduate levels and conducts research and case studies in field of interest and may publish findings in trade journals or textbooks. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Inpatient Social Work, Care Transitions
  • Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
  • Burlington, MA FULL_TIME
  • When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

    Job Type:

    Regular

    Scheduled Hours:

    40

    Work Shift:

    Evening (United States of America)

    Lahey Hospital and Medical Center is now offering up to a $3,500 signing bonus for our Inpatient Social Work, Care Transitions position. Important Details: Signing Bonuses are paid out in two payments. You will receive your first payment (half of the total amount) of upon completion of the first 30 days of hire and your second payment (half of the total amount) upon completion of 6 months of hire. The bonus payments will be paid on the next regular pay day following the date on which you become eligible for the bonus. All payments are subject to applicable taxes.

    Job Description:

    Assessment and Planning:

    As a member of the interdisciplinary care team, identifies high-risk psychosocial factors of patients/families that impact status and discharge planning.

    • Educates the care team on the impact of social drivers of health (SDOH) on medical treatment and care planning.
    • Develops a psychosocial assessment, and intervention plan regarding identified patient and family needs utilizing all available sources of information.
    • Participates in inter-disciplinary and inter-agency collaborative efforts to identify and coordinate care, treatment and post-acute care needs.
    • Psychosocial assessment includes social, economic, cultural, age-related, and behavioral factors.
    • Demonstrates competency in knowledge of community resources to address identified needs.
    • Provides crisis intervention and counseling services to assist patients and families with their emotional needs and adjustment to the medical episode.
    • Documents assessments, intervention plans, and outcomes that are consistent with departmental guidelines and Hospital policies.
    • Provides accurate, timely, and appropriate documentation of all social work assessments and interventions in the electronic medical record per regulatory policies and procedures (this says the same thing as the bullet above.  We can eliminate the bullet above.)
    • Assesses and screens patients for interpersonal violence (child, adult, elder).  Provides education and facilitates reporting by interdisciplinary team members per hospital policies.
    •  Provides education and facilitates reporting by interdisciplinary team members with direct knowledge of patient condition and events of concern.
    • Screen and identify SDOH risk factors that contribute to readmission, such as inability to access medications, lack of transportation, insurance status, etc.


    Care Coordination/Care Transitions
    As a member of the Care Transitions, the inpatient social worker collaborates with care providers and third-party payors to ensure that all appropriate services and resources are utilized in a timely and efficient manner.

    • Actively participates in multidisciplinary rounds (MDRs) and care conferences on assigned units and assists with documenting all pertinent information in the medical record.
    • Establish her/himself as an integral part of the team and present each day in the units to which they are assigned.
    • Maintains timely communications with third-party payor representatives to identify discharge needs and available resources.
    • Seeks out members of the treating team to identify the most efficient/effective plan to progress care and offers to assist with the identification of resources to facilitate the plan of care.
    • Provides patient/support system education and resources regarding options for care and completes relevant referrals to health agencies, mental health facilities, counseling services, social agencies, post-acute care providers, and disease or condition-specific resources in an effective and timely manner based on the patient condition/needs to minimize delays in patient receipt of services.
    • Demonstrates expertise in facilitating end-of-life discussions and issues, including goals of care, hospice, and palliative care.
    • Demonstrates expertise in addressing advance directives, power of attorney, health care representative, and guardianship issues and serves as a resource to the interdisciplinary health care team consulting with Legal as needed.
    • Maintains working knowledge of in-house and community resources and awareness of legal/risk issues related to care planning.
    • Identify and utilize appropriate interventions to address barriers to care/discharge; locate resources; identify options and available supports; facilitate referrals and applications to government/community agencies; advocate for access to resources; coordinate referrals and/or placement plans; assist patient and family to emotionally prepare for transitions; prevent readmissions for non-medical reasons. Particular attention to high-risk, complex care patients.
    • May facilitate support and psycho-educational groups.
    • Facilitates communication with the patient/family.  This covers both the clinical aspect of communication and the coordination of meetings.


    Documentation
    Document evaluations and ongoing work in a timely and comprehensive fashion that meet departmental standards.

    • Utilize appropriate documentation templates for assessments, brief interventions and progress notes in EHR.
    • Initiate evaluation within 24-48 hours or one business day of the referral or consistent with departmental standards to respond the same day when possible.
    • Complete all appropriate forms within established time frames.
    • Complete departmental statistics within established timeframes.
    • Ensure care coordination needs of assigned patients are met, and there is adequate documentation in the patient’s medical record.
    • Ethics/Standards
    • Maintain patient confidentiality and complies with professional ethics according to professional (NASW) and department standards.

    Qualifications:

    Required
    Master of Social Work degree from an accredited school of social work
    State of Massachusetts licensure as an LCSW

    Preferred
    Two years of healthcare social work/case management experience
    CCM or ACM (Commission for Case Management or American Case Management Association)
    NASW membership

    Lahey Hospital and Medical Center is now offering up to a $3,500 signing bonus for our Inpatient Social Work, Care Transitions position. Important Details: Signing Bonuses are paid out in two payments. You will receive your first payment (half of the total amount) of upon completion of the first 30 days of hire and your second payment (half of the total amount) upon completion of 6 months of hire. The bonus payments will be paid on the next regular pay day following the date on which you become eligible for the bonus. All payments are subject to applicable taxes.

    To be eligible:

    • Current and former BILH candidates - restrictions apply. Employees within the BILH system are not eligible for the bonus or if you have been employed by a BILH entity within the last 12-months. Employee must be in good standing to receive the bonus at the time of payment.
    • • Signing Bonus is determined on a full-time status of 40 hours. Hours less than 40 hours will be prorated. Per Diem roles are not eligible.
    • If you leave Lahey Hospital & Medical Center before your first anniversary you will pay back the signing bonus.
    • • Please note, signing bonuses are subject to change based on the organizations hiring needs and will be determined by Talent Acquisition on an ongoing basis. BILH/LHMC Talent Acquisition reserves the right to change signing bonus eligible jobs and amounts at any time.

    FLSA Status:

    Exempt

    As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

    More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

  • 17 Days Ago

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Assoc Dir Manufacturing
  • Lantheus Brand
  • Billerica, MA FULL_TIME
  • The objective of this position is to provide leadership and management oversight of cold (non-radioactive) product manufacturing technical operations on the Billerica Campus, while ensuring compliance...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Assoc./Director, Medical Affairs
  • Fractyl Health, Inc
  • Burlington, MA FULL_TIME
  • Reports to: Senior Director, Medical Affairs Position Summary As a key member of the Medical Affairs team, the Assoc./Director of Medical Affairs, is a high-profile individual responsible for developi...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Job Specialist IV
  • EO of Labor & Work Dvlpmnt
  • Lowell, MA FULL_TIME
  • The Department of Career Services (DCS) oversees the Commonwealth's network of One-Stop Career Centers that assist businesses in finding qualified workers and providing job seekers with career guidanc...
  • 21 Days Ago

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Licensed Social Worker or LICSW - ACO Team - (Work Remote + 1 day/week in Medical Practice)
  • Fallon Health
  • Lowell, MA OTHER
  • Overview About Fallon Health: Fallon Health is a mission-driven not-for-profit health care services organization based in Worcester, Massachusetts. For 45 years we have been improving health and inspi...
  • 1 Month Ago

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PT Meat Market Seafood Sales Assoc
  • Hannaford
  • Chelmsford, MA FULL_TIME
  • Address: USA-MA-Chelmsford-66, 2 Drum Hill Rd Store Code: Store 08191 Meat (7242935) Hannaford Supermarkets started out as a fresh produce vendor in Portland, Maine way back in 1883, and is still conn...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Assistant or Associate Professor of Practice/Practicum Director, Department of Behavior Analysis
  • Simmons University
  • Boston, MA
  • Located in Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons has a strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Visiting Assistant Professor - School of Education, Leadership in Schooling Program
  • UMass Lowell
  • Lowell, MA
  • General Summary of Position: The School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Lowell is seeking an equity-mind...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor - Music Education
  • UMass Lowell
  • Lowell, MA
  • General Summary of Position: The Department of Music in the College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Science at the ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor - Philosophy
  • UMass Lowell
  • Lowell, MA
  • General Summary of Position: The Department of Philosophy seeks a full-time, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor. AOS: Asia...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Professor and Department Chair
  • Tufts University
  • Medford, MA
  • Tufts University: School of Arts & Sciences: Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies Location Medford, MA Open Date Aug 2...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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GIST Lecturer (Mt Ida Campus)
  • UMass Amherst
  • Newton, MA
  • About UMass Amherst - Mount Ida Campus UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Adjunct Instructor -Digital Multimedia Program
  • Computer Systems Institute Inc
  • Charlestown, MA
  • Job Description Job Description Job Title: Business Career Program Adjunct Instructor. Digital Multimedia Concentration ...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology
  • Harvard University
  • Cambridge, MA
  • Position Details Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Psychology ...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

Lowell is a city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in Middlesex County, Lowell (along with Cambridge) was a county seat until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. With an estimated population of 109,945 in 2014, it is the fourth-largest city in Massachusetts, and the second-largest in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. The city is also part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area called Greater Lowell, as well as New England's Merrimack Valley region. Incorporated in 1826 to serve as a mill town, Lowell was named after Francis Cabot Lowell, a local fi...
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Income Estimation for Assoc. Professor - Social Work jobs
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