LCSW III

Sutter Health•Davis, CA

21h•$53 - $75

About The Position

Provides biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short-term counseling, resource linkage, and transition-of-care planning for patients and their families or significant others of all ages across patient care settings. Provides psychoeducation and may facilitate support groups. Consults on psychosocial aspects of care as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team, serves as a liaison to community programs, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams on discharge planning, and practices independently. Supports patients as they adjust to illness and facilitates goals-of-care conversations with patients and families. May educate staff and other hospital departments and participate on committees. The role is a regular, non-exempt, part-time position with an eight-hour day shift, variable days, and 20 weekly hours. Weekend work may be needed. The position may involve handling hazardous drugs in accordance with NIOSH and USP 800 guidelines.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work or a related field.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure.
Credentialing must be completed within 45 days of hire and before billing.
Two years of recent relevant experience.
Clinical skills in biopsychosocial assessment and interventions, including crisis intervention, grief and supportive counseling, adjustment to illness, end-of-life support, behavioral change therapy, motivational interviewing, short-term family counseling, and group facilitation.
Ability to collaborate and work effectively on a team; patient and family advocacy skills.
Knowledge of transitions of care, community resources, post-acute levels of care, and discharge-planning resource needs.
Knowledge of applicable abuse and crime reporting requirements and regulations affecting clinical social work, including Tarasoff and patient confidentiality.
Behavioral health knowledge and ability to assess mental health functioning, high-risk behaviors, depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric conditions affecting hospitalization or transitions of care.
Knowledge of suicidal behavior and ability to assess lethality and develop and implement an appropriate plan of care.
Knowledge of substance use and ability to assess addiction, motivation for change, and develop and implement an appropriate plan of care.
Understanding of cultural and spiritual values in social work practice.
Knowledge and skills to provide psychosocial care suited to newborns, children, adolescents, adults, and elders.
Knowledge of palliative care, goals-of-care discussions, and psychosocial needs at end of life.
Knowledge of bioethics and legal issues affecting patient care.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Interpersonal and organizational skills to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and competing demands.
Computer proficiency for data entry and retrieval, email, calendar appointments, task lists, and use of various software programs.
Knowledge of local county, state, and federal resources for at-risk populations.

Responsibilities

Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and provide crisis intervention and short-term counseling.
Link patients and families to resources and plan transitions of care.
Provide psychoeducation and, as needed, facilitate support groups.
Consult with the interdisciplinary treatment team on psychosocial aspects of care.
Serve as a liaison to community programs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on discharge planning.
Support patients adjusting to illness and facilitate goals-of-care conversations with patients and families.
May educate staff and other hospital departments and participate on committees.