LCSW/LMFT - Emergency Department

Kaweah Health•Visalia, CA

9d•$42 - $63

About The Position

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics. Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care. It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health. We serve a region where the needs are great, which makes the rewards even greater. Every day, we care for people facing unique challenges and in need of healing. Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do — in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community. Benefits Eligible Full-Time Benefit Eligible Work Shift Variable - 12 Hour Shift (United States of America) Department 8360 Patient & Family Services The LCSW/LMFT provides comprehensive psychosocial/clinical assessments to meet the care needs of the patients the Kaweah Health serves. The LCSW/LMFT provides education, referral and support in a psychosocial aspect in the situations of individuals, families, or groups; helping to improve social or health services.

Requirements

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT)
Kaweah Health approved crisis intervention training within 60 days of hire/transfer.

Responsibilities

Gathers information about the patient's social, psychological, cultural, environmental and financial situation for a psychosocial assessment and treatment plan.
Counsels individuals and their families regarding psychosocial needs and problems related to their medical condition.
Provides discharge planning, coordinating equipment and/or home care, placement of patient in appropriate facility, transportation, patient-family training, financial needs and necessary follow-up.
Documents activity in medical record according to policy.
Intervenes in crisis situations, providing needed assessment, counseling and information to patients and their families.
Provides consultation to physicians, hospital staff and community as it relates to patient care needs.
Makes rounds and responds to referrals from physicians and staff providing guidance to necessary social services.
Charts all necessary patient information carefully and accurately and according to procedure.
Arranges transportation for patients leaving hospital for transfers to other levels of care (nursing home, other acute care hospitals) and for standard patients with no means of getting home.
Accumulates information on community resources and links patients, families, and staff to appropriate services.
Assists in financial counseling, linking patients and their families to appropriate resources.
Provides education to department, hospital staff, and community on psychosocial aspects of illness.
Provides support and knowledge on medical-social issues through structured community outreach programs.
Provides assessment and safety planning for patients in mental health crisis. Includes writing 5150/5585 holds.
Manages the support groups; may be a facilitator.
Provides supportive literature to patients and works with American Society to maintain current information and available resources.
Community Events Liaison- Acts as a liaison between KH, SRCC and other organizations sponsoring community activities for cancer patients. Participates in planning and represents the Kaweah Health at the events.
Provides the communication link between the outpatient services and inpatient care.
Identifies high risk psychosocial issues and will have a case plan in place that will include but not be limited to the following: family stress level and reaction to current medical status, social and emotional support available to patient and family, and support services needed and provided.
Coordination of discharge planning and linkages to appropriate resourced (i.e. American Cancer Society, Support Groups, Financial, etc.).
Communicates and works collaboratively with Oncologists regarding services provided including discharge planning and coordination /linkage to outpatient services.
Follows up with the patient and outpatient treatment providers once he/she resumes outpatient care.
Provides psychosocial assessments and treatment plans for every patient encounter at SRCC Visalia and Hanford.
Provides comprehensive services and support that includes but not limited to: transportation, financial assistance, emotional support, cancer specific resources, and linkages to community support.
Coordinates equipment or continuity of care.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team regarding education of biopsychosocial aspects of oncology treatments.
Participates in gathering information regarding a potential new patient for admission to the clinic.
Alerts the clinic's nursing leadership of areas of question or concern in a timely manner.
Conducts and completes assessments within the specified timeline delineated in the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Conditions of Coverage by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS).
Prepares initial psychosocial evaluation of all patients admitted to assigned outpatient clinic, to include hemodialysis and home dialysis patients.
Provides annual update regarding psychosocial status for all patients per regulatory requirements.
Monitors for and identifies patients at risk for involuntary discharge and initiates unstable status.
Appropriate interventions are identified.
Collaborates with other community agencies both in providing service to individual patients and in promoting development of health and welfare programs geared to special needs of patients with ESRD.
Actively participates in monthly patient review conference.
Orients new members of the renal team to the psychosocial aspects of the patients' overall treatment and participates in renal in-service program.
Consults with other regional social workers regarding patients seeking to transfer into the clinic or out of the clinic or traveling and need clinic support on a temporary basis.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area.
Knowledgeable of growth and development for all patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age specific needs.
Able to effectively communicate and care for patient and family as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care.
Performs other duties as assigned.