Social Worker – Memory Disorders Clinic

Job Description

• Provide specialized clinical counseling, emotional support, advanced care planning, and long-term care guidance to patients with cognitive impairments and their families.
• Navigate and coordinate care by scheduling appointments and diagnostic tests, transferring medical records, monitoring treatment progress, and resolving transportation, financial, and social barriers.
• Educate patients and caregivers about diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and health insurance; advocate for patient rights and informed decisions.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences, assess suspected abuse or neglect, document care according to hospital confidentiality policies, and follow infection-control and safety procedures.
• Requires an MSW and Massachusetts LCSW licensure or eligibility; preferred experience with geriatric or cognitively impaired populations and integrated behavioral health or interdisciplinary settings.