Licensed Clinical Social Worker III, Women's Health

Sutter Health•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$57 - $79

About The Position

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker 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, contributes psychosocial expertise as a member of interdisciplinary treatment teams, serves as a liaison to community programs, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams on discharge planning. The social worker practices independently, supports patients adjusting to illness, and facilitates goals-of-care conversations with patients and families. The role may also provide education to staff and other hospital departments and participate on committees. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position with a day shift schedule, Monday through Friday. The schedule is listed as 8 shift hours and 32 weekly hours, with no weekend requirements. The listed pay range is $56.78 to $79.49 per hour. Eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work or a related field.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) 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, life review and 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 child, elder, and dependent adult abuse reporting; crimes-against-persons reporting requirements; and regulations relevant to 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 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 effectively in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities and competing demands.
Computer proficiency for accurate data entry and extraction, 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 for patients and their families or significant others.
Deliver 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 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.
Practice independently.
Support patients in adjusting to illness.
Facilitate goals-of-care conversations with patients and families.
May educate staff and other hospital departments and participate on committees.