LCSW III

Sutter Health•Sacramento, CA

5d•$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 independent practitioner and member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, consults on psychosocial aspects of care, serves as a liaison to community programs, collaborates on discharge planning, supports patients in adjusting 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 requires a Master’s degree in Social Work and an active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license. Typical experience is two years of recent relevant experience. The position is full-time, works an eight-hour day shift Monday through Friday, and includes rotating weekends. The role is non-exempt and regular. Employees may handle hazardous or potentially hazardous drugs in accordance with NIOSH and USP 800 guidelines.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license.
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; 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 relevant regulations, 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 level and motivation for change and develop and implement an appropriate plan of care.
Knowledge and 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 effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and competing demands.
Computer proficiency for data entry and retrieval, email, calendar appointments, task lists, and other software programs.
Knowledge of local county, state, and federal resources for at-risk populations.
Ability to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer hazardous or potentially hazardous drugs in accordance with applicable NIOSH and USP 800 guidelines, when required.

Responsibilities

Provide biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and short-term counseling.
Link patients and families to resources and plan transitions of care.
Provide psychoeducation and may facilitate support groups.
Consult with the interdisciplinary treatment team on psychosocial aspects of care.
Serve as a liaison to community programs.
Assist and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on discharge planning.
Practice independently and support patients in 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.