Social Worker MSW

About the role

As our Social Worker, you will be a compassionate advocate, providing vital support and guidance to individuals and families facing complex challenges. You will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop care plans, provide counseling and crisis intervention, and connect clients to resources. You'll advocate for clients and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic support and promote well-being.

Responsibilities

• Performs psycho-emotional, social, and environmental assessments informing the development and implementation of the individual plan of care, including direct interventions, counseling, referring to community resources, and incorporating needs of family and/or caregiver.
• Utilizes standardized tools and conducts home visits.
• Monitors daily all interventions of participant attendance and modifies them in a timely manner based upon changes in participant situation as dictated by regulations.
• Serves as key advocate, facilitates collaboration, and acts as the participant’s point of contact with the clinical team, family, and members of the participant’s care team outside of the Adult Day Health Center.
• Provides concise, articulate, and timely documentation of all pertinent information within the required timeframe, including use of electronic medical records.
• Responsible for all aspects of social work services for each participant as defined by Title 22, including but not limited to initial assessment, home visit, quarterly and daily documentation, and discharge planning.
• Facilitates individual and peer support addressing aging, grief, coping, substance abuse, behaviors, and family issues.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related field from an accredited school.
• One year of demonstrated competence in the needs of frail, chronically ill, elderly, and disabled individuals.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.

Preferred qualifications include coursework in gerontology and two years of demonstrated competence in the needs of frail, chronically ill, elderly, and disabled individuals.

Where You'll Work

Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital is Yolo County’s largest health care provider, serving the community since 1905. The hospital is a 108-bed acute care facility offering a comprehensive range of services, including inpatient and outpatient surgical services, family birth center/labor and delivery, emergency services, home health services, palliative care, inpatient mental health services, sleep disorders center, and cancer care services. Woodland Memorial Hospital is part of Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems with a 22-state network.

Pay

$39.18 - $58.28 per hour.