LCSW III

Sutter Health•Burlingame, CA

9d•$57 - $79

About The Position

The LCSW III 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. The role provides psychoeducation and may facilitate support groups. As a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, the LCSW III consults on psychosocial aspects of care, serves as a liaison to community programs, collaborates on discharge planning, and practices independently. The position supports patients adjusting to illness and facilitates goals-of-care conversations with patients and families. It may also include educating staff and other hospital departments and participating on committees. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position with 40 weekly hours, eight-hour shifts, and variable days. The job shift is listed as day/evening, with every other weekend required.

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, 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 levels of care, 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.
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 severity and motivation for change, and to 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 effectively 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.

Responsibilities

Provide biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, short-term counseling, resource linkage, and transition-of-care planning for patients and their families or significant others.
Provide psychoeducation and potentially 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.
Support patients in adjusting to illness and facilitate goals-of-care conversations with patients and families.
Provide education to staff and other hospital departments as needed.
Participate on committees as needed.