Job Abstract

Requisition ID

req22247

Facility

Garfield Medical Center

# of Openings

1

Shift

Days

Category

Social Services

Position Type

Regular Full-Time

JOB SUMMARY:

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 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.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Master’s Degree from a School of Social work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education.
2. Licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California.
3. Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
4. 2 years of clinical and/or medical social work experience required.
5. Experience in working with a diverse population with a wide range of problems (i.e., death and dying, maternal and child care, substance abuse, disability, chronic illness, etc.).
6. Thorough comprehension of OBRA and Title 22 is required.
   Excellent customer service and presentation skills are a must
   Strong interpersonal and written communication skills are essential
   Demonstrated ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills
   Demonstrated ability to manage multiple 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