Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Emergency Department

About the role

This is an Overnight Emergency Department position. The ideal applicant for this role would have at least 2 years of Social Work experience in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care teams to treat and plan for the social and medical needs of patients by consulting with other providers and making referrals.
• Affirms, develops, and implements interventions as necessary.
• Conducts initial assessment of all new referrals to evaluate social, emotional, and physical needs by applying social work theories and techniques; interviews and evaluates patients and family members.
• Identifies factors which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from treatment.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, including the coordination of referrals to specialty and social services, the recording of progress notes and the provision of continuity of care.
• Helps clients cope with environmental and psychological issues of illness by explaining options and treatments as well as making appropriate referrals.
• Manages assigned caseload.
• Prepares and maintains records and makes written and oral reports to document case activity concerning patient care, counseling and therapeutic activities in accordance with department, hospital, medical center and/or health system policies.
• Prepares reports concerning patients.
• Participates in monitoring and evaluating the quality and appropriateness of patient care.
• Provides supportive counseling, grief counseling, crisis intervention and other appropriate therapeutic services to assist patients and families in coping with presenting symptoms and problems such as, for example, coping with illness, accepting medical recommendations, and loss of function.
• Provides education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university.
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.

Skills

• Ability to apply theories, principles and practices of medical social work and of social services delivery systems in a hospital or medical center setting.
• Ability to gather data needed to assess needs of patients and families.
• Ability to manage a caseload, recall case details; maintain confidentiality of information; determine the appropriate course of action in emergencies and other stressful situations.
• Ability to provide written case narratives and reports.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply effective assessment, interviewing, and counseling techniques.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply social work theories, principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of hospital and medical center resources to access and provide for patient care needs, and act on behalf of client needs to obtain necessary services.
• Knowledge of needs, problems, attitudes, and behavior of hospital patients and their families.
• LCSW - Lic Clinical Social Worker.

Benefits

Stanford Health Care offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Telemedicine Services
• Wellness Programs
• Parental Leave
• Family Medical Leave
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Professional Development

Pay

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $52.69 - $69.82 per hour. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.

Schedule

Schedule 10:00 pm - 8:30 am. Wednesday through Friday, with rotating Saturdays.