SOCIAL WORKER (MA/MSW)

UHS•Sacramento, CA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Heritage Oaks Hospital, part of the UHS Family of Providers, is a 125-bed acute psychiatric hospital located in northern Sacramento, offering a full range of treatment services for adolescents, adults, and senior adults, including substance abuse and chemical dependency issues. The Social Worker utilizes therapeutic treatment skills to perform social services functions. This includes conducting comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, providing brief consultations for patients and families preparing for discharge, and creating safe discharge plans with referrals for continued treatment and housing. The role also involves providing therapeutic group-based interventions and crisis interventions to support patients in achieving optimal emotional health. The Social Worker will assess and identify psychosocial, educational, developmental, and behavioral functioning of the patient/family system, document assessment updates for significant changes or readmissions, and consult with families on emotional, social, and financial aspects of care.

Requirements

Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, or related discipline.
Incumbent to be licensed, license-eligible, or registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Minimum of one (1) year experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills.
Must have strong clinical assessment skills.
Handle With Care training within 30 days of employment and prior to assisting in a restraining procedure.
Current CPR certification is required.
Must be able to pass a department competency exam upon hire.

Responsibilities

Utilizing therapeutic treatment skills, the Social Worker performs social services functions to include a full biopsychosocial assessment, individualized treatment plan, brief consultation for patients and families preparing for discharge and the development of a safe discharge plan including referrals for continued treatment and housing when appropriate.
The social services clinician also provides therapeutic group based interventions and crisis interventions to assist the patient in achieving his/her optimal level of emotional health.
Assess and identify psychosocial, educational, developmental and behavioral functioning of the patient/family system through established case finding mechanisms.
Document assessment update when there are significant changes in patient’s condition or readmission in the last thirty days.
Consult with families on emotional, social and financial aspects of care.