Medical Social Worker II Full Time Days

This is a Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley job.

About the role

Provides Masters' level clinical social work to address patient/family psychosocial adjustment to illness and post-hospital care. Provides information, referral, and consultative services to patients, families, and hospital staff.

Population Served: Acute medical and surgical patients including adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adults, geriatric. Units covered include the Emergency Department, medical, med-surg, ICU, Maternal-Child, NICU, and Pediatrics.

Employee must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the C-I-CARE Standards of the Hospital. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford Healthcare Tri-Valley’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with Case Manager and interdisciplinary team to assure appropriate action is taken to address patient and family’s psychosocial and discharge planning needs for discharge; maintains ongoing communication with interdisciplinary staff and attending physicians.
• Understands and supports the rights of the patient/family; facilitates conflict resolution and engages others in problem-solving discussions.
• Conducts initial assessment of new patients 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.
• Provides supportive counseling, grief counseling, crisis intervention, and other appropriate therapeutic services to assist patients and families in coping with presenting symptoms and problems (e.g., coping with illness, accepting medical recommendations, loss of functioning).
• Provides education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
• Coordinates home health, skilled nursing, durable medical equipment, and facility placement.
• Participates as requested on the Hospital’s Bioethics Committee.
• Documents patient information per hospital and external regulatory requirements.
• Facilitates appropriate planning for newborns with alternative discharge plans (e.g., adoption, CPS, police custody).
• Identifies potential problems with current or new practice, peer performance, policies, functions, services, or Risk Management issues and immediately communicates this to supervisors; actively participates in problem-solving.
• Identifies and makes provisions for pediatric and adolescent patients’ academic education needs.
• Participates in supervision to gain hours for LCSW and must maintain this license.
• Precepts new employees.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited Social Work Program (Required).
• 3+ to 5 years of work experience in SNF, home health, hospice, and/or an acute hospital (Required). Hospital experience (Preferred).

Skills

• Demonstrated clinical skills with health-related issues.
• Demonstrated discharge planning skills, including planning for home health, durable medical equipment, skilled nursing, and placement.
• Ability to work independently and function effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Prolonged walking, sitting, standing, and phone use.
• Ability to hear and see patients, read medical records, and use a computer.
• Knowledge of available resources as well as federal and state medical assistance programs.
• Strong understanding of the psychosocial needs of patients.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Licenses and Certifications

• Current American Heart Association Certification for Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (Required).

Pay

Generally starting at $48.42 - $65.93 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

Day - 10 Hour (United States of America)