Job Description

Clinical Social Worker, Eating Disorders at Boston Children's Hospital summary:

The Clinical Social Worker for Eating Disorders provides specialized clinical care and case coordination to adolescents and young adults within a multidisciplinary outpatient program. Responsibilities include psychosocial evaluations, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and collaboration with medical and mental health teams. This role requires a Master’s degree in social work, LCSW licensure, and experience in medical or adolescent mental health settings.

Position Summary/Department Summary:
This full-time social work position is part of a vibrant, multidisciplinary team within the Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. The social worker will serve a key role in the outpatient Eating Disorders Program, providing clinical care and case coordination to adolescents and young adults with eating disorder diagnoses in an integrated, fast-paced medical setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducting psychosocial evaluations for patients presenting with eating disorder symptoms
• Providing ongoing individual and group therapy using evidence-based approaches
• Supporting patients and families with intensive care coordination, service navigation, care team collaboration, resource information, referrals, and crisis intervention as needed
• Collaborating closely with medical, nutrition, and mental health colleagues as part of a comprehensive care team
• Participating in interdisciplinary case consultation and care coordination
• Contributing one weekly 4-hour daytime shift to the outpatient Adolescent/Young Adult Clinic’s mental health on-call service

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s degree in social work

Experience:

• Prior clinical experience working with adolescents/young adults with eating disorders strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to provide expert clinical assessment and therapeutic care to medically and psychiatrically complex patients
• Knowledge and experience with Massachusetts based human services and community resources
• Excellent communication and writing skills; flexibility and capacity to thrive in a collaborative team-based environment
• Experience in medical settings preferred
• Bilingual/bicultural candidates encouraged to apply, Spanish fluency a plus
• Ability to work in a hybrid model, with private space for telehealth and on-site availability at least twice per week
• Availability to work at minimum one evening per week

Licensure/Certifications:

• LCSW licensure in the state of MA is required, LICSW highly preferred

New hires are eligible for a $5,000 sign on bonus!

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, childcare and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork. plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

Keywords:

clinical social work, eating disorders, adolescent mental health, psychosocial evaluation, individual therapy, group therapy, case coordination, crisis intervention, multidisciplinary care, medical social work

Job Tags

Full time, Relocation package, Flexible hours, Day shift, Afternoon shift,

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