Licensed Clinical Social Worker

CommonSpirit Health • San Andreas, CA

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About The Position

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for inpatients, outpatients and emergency department patients. They are dedicated to patient and family centered care that values personal self-determination, skilled at managing multiple priorities at once, and engaging in creative, compassionate and ethical problem-solving. As a member of a multidisciplinary health team, they perform comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans that integrate the medical, social and resource issues that impact individual patients, families and at risk populations. Licensed Clinical Social Workers are responsible for working collaboratively with all healthcare team members to develop and implement treatment plans that support patient-centered plan of care for both individual patients and the medical community. The functions of the Licensed Clinical Social Worker includes crisis intervention, patient /family intervention, high risk screening, brief counseling, referring for financial or other identified resource needs, arrange and facilitate family/patient representative meetings with the health care team as needed, assist in post acute placement on complex discharges and engagement of appropriate agencies or community resources when high risk patients are identified. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker establishes and maintains professional relationships with physicians, case managers, nursing staff, county agencies, community resources, patients and families. The position will be required to serve on hospital committees and take part in developing and presenting in-services to Hospital staff.

Requirements

• At least two years of clinical and/or medical social work experience required.
• Master's degree from a school of social work.
• LCSW
• Excellent customer service and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to managemultiple tasks or projects effectively
• Ability to work independently as needed with a high degree of detail orientation
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Knowledge of contemporary behavioral and systems theories relevant to health care; end-of-life dynamics and interventions; support for victims of abuse, neglect or violence; community or financial resources for underserved or vulnerable populations.
• SSDI, SDI, and other governmental/county requirements/programs.
• Thorough comprehension of OBRA and Title 22.

Responsibilities

• Performing social work assessments and interventions
• Dedicated to patient and family centered care
• Managing multiple priorities
• Engaging in creative, compassionate and ethical problem-solving
• Performing comprehensive assessments
• Developing treatment plans
• Working collaboratively with healthcare team members
• Implementing treatment plans
• Crisis intervention
• Patient /family intervention
• High risk screening
• Brief counseling
• Referring for financial or other identified resource needs
• Arrange and facilitate family/patient representative meetings with the health care team as needed
• Assist in post acute placement on complex discharges
• Engagement of appropriate agencies or community resources when high risk patients are identified
• Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with physicians, case managers, nursing staff, county agencies, community resources, patients and families
• Serve on hospital committees
• Take part in developing and presenting in-services to Hospital staff

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees