Social Worker (MSW/ACSW) - NBMC (Per Diem, Day)

NorthBay Healthcare Corporation • Fairfield, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Northbay Health is seeking a Medical Social Worker to join their team in Fairfield, CA, supporting inpatient hospital units and broader care coordination efforts. This role is crucial for enhancing patient outcomes through clinical intervention, education, and continuity of care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The position focuses on identifying patients at risk for readmission and ensuring smooth transitions across the continuum of care. The Medical Social Worker will provide psychosocial assessment, case management, crisis intervention, and care coordination services to patients undergoing treatment for substance use disorders within an addiction medicine clinic. This includes assessing and documenting emotional, social, financial, environmental, or referral needs under guidance. The role involves collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and Population Health, including physicians, pharmacy, counselors, and peer recovery specialists, to support patient engagement in treatment, recovery, and long-term stability. A psychosocial plan of care will be developed based on the patient’s unique strengths and needs, facilitating integration with community-based resources to optimize patient health. All activities will align with the System's mission and values and comply with applicable regulations and policies.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• California BBS Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW) required. ASW is not required if grandfathered in with 40 years or more of social work experience.
• Minimum of two years’ experience within the acute health care setting or the community health setting, or externship done at NorthBay HealthCare.
• Strong psychosocial assessment skills.
• Strong critical thinking skills- must be capable of independent judgment and have strong clinical decision-making skills.
• Skilled at working with patients and families coping with addiction, loss and grief.
• Excellent follow-through skills.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail required.
• Must have working knowledge of motivational theories, system theories, developmental theories, and group dynamics.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations, including those with respect to age, culture, ethnicity, and gender.
• Basic proficiency with word processing required.
• Must have strong written and oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred but not required for this position.
• basic proficiency with databases strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partners with the Addiction Medicine provider, Population Health, pharmacist, physicians, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team to establish, document, implement, and evaluate a plan of care based on the patient’s unique health strengths and needs.
• Brings psychological assessment skills; acute, long term, and community health expertise; learning theory; and multidisciplinary team expertise to the interdisciplinary team.
• Monitors progress of the care plan and communicates any changes with the care team.
• 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 needs of patients/families and conceptualizes problem situations within social work scope of service using appropriate age-related skills.
• Provides direct social work services and counseling to patients and their families.
• Interprets social, psychological, emotional, financial, and family issues for the Addiction Medicine provider and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Completes documentation required in EMR patient’s medical record.
• Develops in-services and community liaison work as assigned.
• 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 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

• 10% per diem differential

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level