LCSW III

Sutter Health•Roseville, CA

3d•$53 - $75

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 an interdisciplinary treatment team member, consults on psychosocial aspects of care, serves as a liaison to community programs, and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team on discharge planning. 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 position anticipated to last approximately six months.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work or a related field.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification and licensure.
For the Outpatient 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, 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; 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.
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, ability to assess lethality, and ability to develop and implement an appropriate plan of care.
Knowledge of substance use, ability to assess addiction and motivation for change, and ability to develop and implement an appropriate plan of care.
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 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 extraction, email, calendar appointments, task lists, and use of various software programs.
Knowledge of local county, state, and federal resources for at-risk populations.

Responsibilities

Provide biopsychosocial assessments and clinical interventions for patients and families.
Provide crisis intervention and short-term counseling.
Link patients and families with community resources and plan transitions of care.
Provide psychoeducation and potentially 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.