Inpatient Psychiatric Social Worker, LCSW (Full Time)

Aurora San Diego • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Provide case management, psychoeducation, and therapeutic support to patients in youth/adolescent and adult inpatient psychiatric units. Serve as an active member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, working closely with Nursing and attending psychiatrists to support patients and families through crises and toward stability. Ensure patient safety and well-being while addressing biopsychosocial and aftercare needs. The role includes work with high-acuity patients with chronic mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and other comorbid diagnoses. Pay range: $30–$46 per hour.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association.
• Knowledge of acute youth, adolescent, and adult mental health diagnoses.
• Active California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license.
• Experience in an acute psychiatric healthcare setting.
• Familiarity with legal holds (5150, 5250, 5270), temporary and permanent conservatorships, wards of the state, and dependents.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate individualized discharge plans, using treatment-team input, patient interactions, and attending psychiatrist directives to identify and address aftercare needs.
• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments by interviewing patients and, when applicable, family members to document history and identify preliminary treatment priorities.
• Lead process and psychoeducational groups using evidence-based therapeutic modalities.
• Conduct family therapy and discharge-planning sessions to prepare patients for a safe return to the community after psychiatric stabilization.
• Attend regular treatment-team meetings, contribute the social-work perspective, and help create ongoing individualized treatment plans.
• Report patient issues to appropriate community or state agencies as required by law, including CPS, APS, and Tarasoff reporting.
• Represent the facility in Counselor of Mental Health hearings for patients placed on 14-day intensive treatment 5250 legal holds.

Benefits

• 401K Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Healthcare Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account
• Life Insurance, with supplemental life, term, and universal plans also available
• PTO Plan
• Holiday Premium Pay
• PTO Cash Out option
• Sick Pay
• Short- and Long-Term Disability, with additional buy-in opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• ID Theft Protection
• Employee Appreciation Events
• Employee Discount Opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time