Inpatient Medical Social Worker - Full Time - 10-hour shifts

Washington Hospital • Fremont, CA

59d • $57 - $77

About The Position

The Inpatient Medical Social Worker works with the RN Case Manager in a team structure to coordinate care, with an emphasis on psychosocial assessment and intervention, complex discharge planning, community resources, medical-record documentation, and collaboration with hospital disciplines and community agencies. The social worker assists patients, families or guardians, and the healthcare team through care transitions and complex discharge planning.

The role includes assessing and intervening with patients and families, applying critical thinking to monitor psychosocial status and issues that affect clinical progression, care transitions, discharge planning, coping, and decision-making. The social worker communicates and works effectively with patients, families, and coworkers and participates in patient and family conferences as needed. The social worker may also manage behavioral emergencies, beginning in the Emergency Department and continuing across the continuum of care, as backup to the ED social worker. This is a full-time position with 10-hour shifts.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work.
• Three to five years of work experience in a health care setting.
• Knowledge of post-acute care community resources and referrals.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Basic computer skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Good customer relations skills.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and manage time effectively.
• Basic knowledge of clinical and psychosocial aspects of patient care.
• Detail-oriented, flexible, and committed to patient advocacy.
• Skills in planning, organizing, and managing multiple functions and complex processes.

Nice To Haves

• California LCSW.
• Acute hospital experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care with the RN Case Manager, emphasizing psychosocial assessment and intervention and complex discharge planning.
• Assist patients, families or guardians, and healthcare team members with care transitions and complex discharge planning.
• Assess and intervene with patients and families, monitoring psychosocial status and issues affecting clinical progression, transition and discharge planning, coping, and decision-making.
• Document appropriately in the medical record.
• Network and collaborate with hospital disciplines and community agencies, and use knowledge of community resources.
• Communicate and interact positively with patients, families, and coworkers.
• Participate in patient and family conferences as needed.
• Manage behavioral emergencies as backup to the ED social worker, potentially from the Emergency Department through the continuum of care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time