Lcsw III

Sutter Health•Burlingame, 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. Consults on psychosocial aspects of care as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, serves as a liaison to community programs, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams 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.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work or a related field.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification and licensure.
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; 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 other regulations affecting clinical social work practice, including Tarasoff and patient confidentiality.
Knowledge and skills to assess behavioral health, 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.
Understanding 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.
Proficiency with computer use, including entering and extracting data, email, calendar appointments, task lists, and various software programs.
Knowledge of local county, state, and federal resources for at-risk populations.

Responsibilities

Provide biopsychosocial assessments and crisis intervention for patients and families.
Provide short-term counseling, psychoeducation, and resource linkage; may facilitate support groups.
Consult with the interdisciplinary treatment team on psychosocial aspects of care and serve as a liaison to community programs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on discharge planning and transitions of care.
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.
Practice independently.