Lcsw III

Sutter Health•Roseville, CA

About The Position

Provides biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short-term counseling, resource linkage, and transition-of-care planning for patients of all ages and their families or significant others in any patient care setting. Provides psychoeducation and may facilitate support groups. As a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, consults on psychosocial aspects of care, serves as a liaison to community programs, collaborates with the multidisciplinary team on discharge planning, and practices independently. Supports patients adjusting to illness and facilitates goals-of-care conversations with patients and families. May educate staff and other hospital departments and participate on committees. This is a limited-term, fixed-term position anticipated to last approximately six months. It is full-time, with 40 weekly hours and a varied schedule. The schedule is eight-hour days, and weekend work may be required as needed. The position is non-exempt. The pay range is $53.36 to $74.70 per hour; actual starting pay may vary based on factors including experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, training, departmental equity, and organizational needs. Eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license.
For the Outpatient, CCS department, California Children’s Services (CCS) paneling is required.
Two years of recent relevant experience.
Clinical skills in biopsychosocial assessment and interventions, including crisis intervention, addressing patient and family behavioral issues, 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, and skills in patient and family advocacy.
Knowledge of transitions of care, community resources, post-acute levels of care, and discharge-planning resource needs.
Knowledge of abuse and crimes-against-persons reporting requirements and regulations affecting clinical social work practice, including Tarasoff and patient confidentiality.
Knowledge of behavioral health 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 severity and motivation for change, and develop and implement an appropriate plan of care.
Knowledge and understanding of the influence of cultural and spiritual values in social work practice.
Knowledge and skills to provide psychosocial care appropriate to newborns, children, adolescents, adults, and elders.
Knowledge of palliative care, goals-of-care discussions, and psychosocial needs of patients and families 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 effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and competing demands.
Computer proficiency for entering and extracting data, email, calendar appointments, task lists, and use of varied software programs.
Knowledge of local county, state, and federal resources for at-risk populations.

Responsibilities

Provide biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, short-term counseling, resource linkage, and transition-of-care planning for patients and their families or significant others.
Provide psychoeducation and may facilitate support groups.
Consult on psychosocial aspects of care as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Serve as a liaison to community programs.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on discharge planning.
Support patients in adjusting to illness and facilitate goals-of-care conversations with patients and families.
May educate staff and other hospital departments and participate on committees.