Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Women Children Services (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health•Fairfield, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

At NorthBay Health, the Hospital-based LCSW provides direct clinical social work service, counseling, discharge planning, and case management services to Obstetric patients, and Neonatal patients and their families, including biopsychosocial assessment and documentation of emotional, psychological, social, financial, environmental, or follow-up referral needs. The role requires the ability to initiate and discontinue 5150 custodial holds within NorthBay Medical Center and VacaValley Emergency Rooms, and inpatient units. The LCSW works collaboratively with interdisciplinary healthcare staff, managing the psychosocially complex patient across the continuum of care by completing a clinical bio-psychosocial assessment, formulating a plan of care related to the assessment of the patient’s unique strengths and needs, developing a discharge plan, monitoring patient’s progress toward the goals of care, and identifying barriers to meeting the estimated length of stay. The position also facilitates integration with community-based resources to optimize patient health, communicates appropriate information to care providers in the continuum of care, and documents assessments and interventions in the patient’s medical record. Activities are consistent with the System mission and values and in compliance with applicable regulations and System policies and procedures.

Requirements

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Ability to initiate and discontinue 5150 custodial holds WITHIN NorthBay Medical Center and VacaValley Emergency Rooms, and inpatient units.
Experience in Obstetric patients, and Neonatal patients and their families.
Biopsychosocial assessment and documentation skills.
Ability to manage psychosocially complex patients across the continuum of care.
Knowledge of learning theory.
Experience with discharge planning, including arranging for placement, home care, and community resources.
Experience collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members.
Experience with electronic health records.
Knowledge of legal mandates such as scope of practice, privileged communication, confidentiality, reporting requirements, and professional conduct.
Demonstrated continued enhancement of clinical professional skills.
Commitment to quality of service.
Ability to support organization goals to provide optimal care and achieve high customer satisfaction.

Nice To Haves

Experience with California Children’s Services (CCS) identified patients.
Experience participating in monthly High-Risk Infant Follow Up Clinic.
Experience participating in weekly NICU Rounds.
Experience providing integrated – mind, body, spirit – service.
Experience supporting System processes related to health management, QI, clinical practice team membership, clinical research, quality monitoring, or community networking.
Experience developing and providing in-services.
Experience functioning as a community liaison.
Experience working with Solano County Behavioral Health (County Hospital Liaison; Psychiatric Emergency Team and Child Welfare Services.

Responsibilities

Performs comprehensive psychosocial evaluations which include the collection of pertinent information: presenting problem, history of present illness, medical history, psychosocial history, mental status evaluation and diagnosis, consistent with department policies and procedures.
Ability to initiate or discontinue 5150 custodial holds within Women and Children’s Services.
Partners with the physicians, nurses, and other team members to establish, document, implement and evaluate a plan of care based on the patient’s unique health strengths and needs.
Brings clinical assessment skills; acute, long term, and community health expertise; learning theory; and multidisciplinary team expertise to the interdisciplinary team.
Monitors progress of the plan of care and communicates any changes with care team.
Develops a discharge plan for case load as designated by team including arranging for placement, home care and community resources. For California Children’s Services (CCS) identified patients, oversight of aspects of discharge planning will be performed by a CCS paneled /LCSW in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team including nursing, attending, and the Case Management department. Will collaboratively participate in monthly High-Risk Infant Follow Up Clinic as well as weekly NICU Rounds.
Manages the psychosocially complex patient and their family across the continuum of care.
To the extent possible, provides integrated – mind, body, spirit – service to the patient and family through a mutually agreed upon plan of care and patient advocate relationship.
Supports System processes related to the health management of patients across the continuum of care, e.g. QI and/or clinical practice team membership, clinical research, quality monitoring, community networking.
Assesses/reassesses needs of patients/families and conceptualizes problem situations within social work scope of service using appropriate age-related skills.
Develops and maintains a collaborative relationship with Solano County Behavioral Health (County Hospital Liaison; Psychiatric Emergency Team and Child Welfare Services.
Provides direct clinical social work services and counseling to patients and their families.
Interprets social, psychological, emotional, financial and family issues for attending physicians and other health care team members.
Completes documentation required in patient’s medical record on department forms and in the electronic health record.
Develops and provides in-services as requested for the WCS Team.
Functions as a community liaison as assigned, working with Solano County Behavioral Health and related resources to help meet patient needs.
Identifies and applies knowledge of legal mandates such as scope of practice, privileged communication, confidentiality, reporting requirements, professional conduct and other mandates.
Demonstrates continued enhancement of clinical professional skills.
Complies with department and hospital policies and procedures.
Demonstrates commitment to quality of service.
Supports organization goals to provide the best/optimal care to our patients and families, and community to our highest customer satisfaction.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

medical, dental, and vision insurance
life, disability, and long-term care coverage
paid time off including vacation, sick leave, holidays, and bereavement
a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
education reimbursement for eligible roles
professional development and training programs
Employee Assistance Program
wellness programs
recognition programs
shift differentials
market-based compensation review and increases subject to approval and organizational performance