LCSW III, Transplant

Sutter Health • San Francisco, CA

5d • $57 - $79

About The Position

Provides biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short-term counseling, resource linkage, and care-transition 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 part of an interdisciplinary treatment team, serves as a liaison to community programs, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams on discharge planning while practicing 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.
• 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.
• Patient and family advocacy skills.
• Knowledge of transitions of care, community resources, post-acute care levels, and discharge-planning resource needs.
• Knowledge of child, elder, and dependent adult abuse reporting requirements; 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 care transitions.
• 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.
• 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.
• Computer proficiency for accurate 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.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of clinical social work experience in an acute-care hospital.
• Two years of clinical social work experience in a related health-care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide biopsychosocial assessments and crisis intervention.
• Provide short-term counseling and link patients and families with resources.
• Plan transitions of care 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 multidisciplinary teams 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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior