Level III Social Work - Social Worker

Company: Tenet Massachusetts
Location: Worcester
Posted on: November 26, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description Tenet Massachusetts is seeking a Social Work Social Worker Level III for a job in Worcester, Massachusetts. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Social Worker Discipline: Social Work Duration: Ongoing 40 hours per week Shift: 8 hours, days Employment Type: Staff Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus Based on Eligibility \n Saint Vincent Hospital offers a whole new experience in health care. By combining our advanced, state-of-the-art facility with our commitment to providing the best quality of life to the many members of our Worcester community. Saint Vincent Hospital excels at offering the best care in a friendly atmosphere. From our advanced heart and vascular services, to our comprehensive orthopedics and rehabilitation programs, our robust surgical facility including our Da Vinci robotic surgery and Cyberknife technology, to our comfortable and compassionate women & infants programs - you don't have to travel far for high-quality health care: We're right here, in the heart of Worcester. \n Onboarding Process: Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen. \n Position Summary: \n The Social Worker is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care, and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including: Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention, and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care; Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards, and Tenet policy; Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers; and Leads a population of patients by service line and/or leads the team by being a resource to Tenet performance standards. \n Responsibilities \n Coordination of complex discharge planning. Educates and mentors new social work staff. Acts as resource to all staff members regarding policies and procedures as well as community resources. Works to trend barriers to care as resolve at least one barrier to care. \n Qualifications: \n Education: \n Required: Master's of Social Work \n Experience: \n Preferred: 1 years of acute hospital experience and/or 1 year experience in outpatient behavioral health setting \n Certifications: \n Required: LiCSW or LMHC. Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy. Preferred: \n \n Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law. \n \n \n Tenet Mass Job ID 2503021991. Posted job title: Social Worker III FT Days About Tenet Massachusetts Facilities: Saint Vincent Hospital – Worcester, MA MetroWest Medical Center – Framingham, MA Leonard Morse Hospital – Natick, MA (part of MWMC) MA - SVH Tenet’s Saint Vincent Hospital has been providing high-quality health care to Worcester and the surrounding communities for more than 125 years. At Saint Vincent Hospital, we believe you should have access to the treatments you need without having to travel far from home. We are proud to have been the first hospital in central Massachusetts to offer robotically assisted surgical procedures and minimally invasive, computer-assisted joint replacements. Among the distinctions that we have received include our designations as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Services, Bariatric Surgery, and both Knee and Hip Replacement. We continue to be leaders in state-of-the-art treatments like our CyberKnife Radiosurgery, and our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program which offers a unique, specialized approach to overcoming heart health challenges. Healthgrades awarded Saint Vincent Hospital 1 in Cardiology in the state and one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention in 2023 and 2024, which puts Saint Vincent Hospital in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for coronary intervention. At Saint Vincent Hospital, you can grow your career skills through a wide range of specialties, and help support the overall health of our community. MA - MWMC Tenet’s MetroWest Medical Center has been serving the community since we opened as the first public medical facility in Framingham in 1893. MetroWest Medical Center is comprised of Framingham Union Hospital and Leonard Morse Hospital, a unique behavioral health specialty center located in Natick dedicated to the mental health of our community. At Framingham Union Hospital, you’ll find comprehensive health care services for your entire family including 24-hour emergency care, advanced cardiac care, high-tech cancer treatments, and advanced maternity care including our Special Care Level IIB nursery and high risky pregnancy care. MetroWest Medical Center was recognized by the Joint Commission with a Gold Seal of Approval, a symbol of quality that reflects our commitment to meeting performance standards and providing safe and effective patient care. Our skilled cardiac team has been recognized as one of Healthgrades’ America’s 100 best hospitals for Coronary Intervention and ranked among the top 5% in the nation for coronary interventional procedures in 2023. At MetroWest Medical Center, you can grow your career skills and be a vital member of our team dedicated to improving the health of our community. Benefits Medical benefits Dental benefits 401k retirement plan Sign-On bonus

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