Social Worker, Family Medicine

Site: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

 

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

 

Hybrid Schedule | Make a Lasting Impact

About Us:
The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high-quality, low-cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy to bring healthcare closer to patients while lowering total healthcare costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.

Job Opportunity:
Are you a compassionate Clinical Social Worker looking to make a meaningful impact in Family Medicine?

We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Social Worker to join our Family Medicine team. This is a hybrid position, with four onsite days per week split between our Durham, NH (two days) and Lee, NH (two days) locations, and one remote day per week. You will become a vital member of our ambulatory care teams, helping patients navigate complex psychosocial challenges while advocating for their overall well-being. This role offers a balance of in-clinic collaboration and remote flexibility while ensuring comprehensive, patient-centered support.

Why Join Us?

✅ Hybrid Schedule – Work both on-site, collaborating with care teams and meeting patients, and remotely from home.
✅ Technology & Training – We equip you with the tools and support needed to succeed in both settings.
✅ Meaningful Work – Support patients through care coordination, crisis intervention, and advocacy while improving healthcare accessibility.
✅ We're offering a generous sign-on bonus to welcome you to our team. Recognizing and valuing exceptional talent, we're eager to discuss the exciting details of this bonus during our interview process.

 

Job Summary

Summary
The Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for inpatients, outpatients, and emergency department patients. They are dedicated to patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination, skilled at managing multiple priorities at once, and engaging in creative, compassionate, and ethical problem-solving. As a member of a multidisciplinary health team, they perform comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans that integrate the medical, social, and resource issues that impact individual patients, families, and at-risk populations. Social Workers are responsible for working collaboratively with all healthcare team members to develop and implement treatment plans that support patient-centered plan of care for both individual patients and the medical community.

Does this position require Patient Care?
Yes

Essential Functions

-Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families with social, emotional, interpersonal and/or environmental issues.

-Formulates biopsychosocial assessment, disposition, and treatment plans.

-Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs as part of the interdisciplinary team.

-Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in the treatment and care plan.

 

Qualifications

Education
Master's Degree Mental Health & Behavioral Medicine required or Master's Degree Social Work required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials
Class D Passenger Vehicle Driver's License [State License] - preferred

Licensed Clinical Social Worker [LCSW - State License] - preferred

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker [LICSW - State License] - preferred

Licensed Mental Health Counselor [LMHC - State License] - preferred

Experience
Clinical Experience in a medical setting 2-3 years required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrates