Lcsw III

Sutter Health•Davis, CA

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. As an independent practitioner and interdisciplinary treatment-team member, consults on psychosocial aspects of care, liaises with community programs, and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team on discharge planning. 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) credential; credentialing must be completed within 45 days of hire and before billing.
Two years of recent relevant experience.
For Outpatient or California Children’s Services-paneled departments, the department-required certification and licensure apply.
For Home Health, automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license are required.
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 effectively on a team and advocate for patients and families.
Knowledge of transitions of care, community resources, post-acute care levels, and discharge-planning resource needs.
Knowledge of abuse and crimes-against-persons 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 severity and motivation for change and develop and implement an appropriate plan of care.
Understanding of cultural and spiritual values in social work practice and ability to provide age-appropriate psychosocial care to newborns, children, adolescents, adults, and elders.
Knowledge of palliative care, goals-of-care discussions, end-of-life psychosocial needs, bioethics, and legal issues affecting patient care.
Effective verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills; ability 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

Provide biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and short-term counseling.
Link patients and families with 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 and serve as a liaison to community programs.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on discharge planning.
Practice independently and support patients adjusting to illness.
Facilitate goals-of-care conversations with patients and families.
May provide education to staff and other hospital departments and participate on committees.