Social Worker, Full Time 40hr, Days - TaraVista

Join us as a Social Worker!

Full time - 40 hours, day shift! No weekends required!

As a Social Worker for TaraVista in Devens, Massachusetts, you’ll bring your experience and knowledge where your voice matters. A Social Worker is an integral part of our multidisciplinary treatment team. You will provide direct care and support not only to our patients but also their families and make decisions that impact the lives of your peers, your patients, and your community. In exchange, we will care for you as much as you care for our patients.

How You Care for Our Patients

As a Social Worker:

• You will be an active participant in the health care team who provides direct and indirect care to patients, families, and legal guardians.

• Provide clinical social work services in partnership with physicians, nurse practitioners, and direct care staff.

• Administer biopsychosocial assessments, multidisciplinary treatment planning, case management, individual and family therapy, and systems interventions directed towards comprehensive discharge strategies and aftercare planning.

• Assist with insurance utilization review and provide liaison services to patients and their family/guardians, the hospital, and outside community agencies and programs as needed for care coordination.

• You will work collaboratively as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team and contribute to each patient’s treatment plan by helping develop, implement, and document appropriate goals and interventions, informed by patient strengths and presenting psychiatric problems.

How We Care for You

When you join the growing TaraVista team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. As our team member, you’ll receive:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision

• 401(k) match

• Employer paid long term disability (LTD)

• Employer paid life and AD&D Insurance

• Generous Paid Time Off

• Flexible Spending Account

• Tuition Reimbursement

You Bring Meaningful Experience

Successful candidates will have the following:

• LCSW or license eligibility for LMHC required. LICSW or LMHC with prior experience working within an inpatient behavioral health or acute care settings preferred.

• Child & Adolescent Needs & Strengths (CANS) Certification, required within 30 days of hire

• Prior experience working within an inpatient behavioral health setting, short-term treatment and/or acute care preferred.

• Advanced level knowledge and experience in the application of clinical behavioral health treatment and family system modalities for patients with psychiatric illnesses, as well as risk and safety assessment

• Sufficient typing and computer skills to facilitate use of Electronic Health Record required; experience with Electronic Health Record, including Medsphere/Vista preferred.

• Possess advanced level knowledge and experience in the application of clinical behavioral health treatment and family system modalities for patients with psychiatric illnesses.

• Possess an understanding of appropriate community support and systems available to patients after discharge. Demonstrate competency and possess the knowledge base, skill, and ability to work in an acute inpatient setting.

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

About TaraVista

TaraVista Behavioral Health Center is regional center of psychiatric excellence providing inpatient care to children, adolescents, and adults. Located in Devens, MA and easily accessible from I-495 and Route 2, we?care for thousands of patients throughout Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire in our new state-of-the-art facility.?With expert care and genuine compassion, we empower patients to emerge stronger and better equipped for long-term recovery. TaraVista is a wonderful place to practice your profession, make a life-changing impact with patients and work with an exceptional team of mental health care professionals.

Work With Us As We Live Our Values

Our purpose it to provide compassionate, effective, inspiring care for those suffering from emotional distress and substance misuse, so they are empowered to lead fulfilling lives. We carry out our purpose by embodying the following Vista Values:

• Visionary — We aspire to set the standard for how behavioral healthcare services are provided.

• Integrity — We conduct ourselves in an honest and ethical manner.

• Safety — We strive to provide a safe environment for patients and caregivers.

• Transformational — We inspire our team members, our patients, and their families to lead fulfilling lives.

• Advocacy — We advocate for our patients and the services we provide and work to decrease the health disparities in our communities.

TaraVista is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.