About this role
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Organization: SAH-Sutter Amador Hospital Position Overview: Provides biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short term counseling, advocacy, and linkage to resources and planning for transitions of care for patients and their families/significant others of all ages in any patient care setting. Provides psycho-education and may facilitate support groups. Provides consultation on psychosocial aspects of care as a member of the interdisciplinary team; serves as a liaison to community programs and collaborates with the multidisciplinary treatment on discharge planning. May provide education to staff and other hospital departments and participates on committees as requested. Job Description: EDUCATION:
• Master's: Social Work
TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:
• 2 years recent relevant experience.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
• Clinical skills in biopsychosocial assessment and clinical interventions, including crisis intervention, intervention with patient/family behavioral issues, grief counseling, supportive counseling, adjustment to illness, life review/end of life support, behavioral change therapy, motivational interviewing, short-term family counseling, group facilitation. • Collaboration skills and ability to work effectively on a team. • Skills in patient and family advocacy. • Knowledge of transitions of care and community resources. • Knowledge of post cute levels of care and resource needs for discharge planning • Knowledge of child, elder and dependent adult abuse, crimes against persons reporting requirements, and other significant regulations affecting clinical social work practice (e.g. Tarasoff, patient confidentiality). • Knowledge of behavioral health and the skills to assess mental health functioning, high risk behaviors, depression, anxiety, or other psychiatric conditions impacting hospitalization or transitions of care. • Knowledge of suicidal behavior, and the skills necessary to assess lethality, and to develop and implement an appropriate plan of care. • Knowledge of substance use and the skills to assess level of addiction, motivation for change, and to develop and implement an appropriate plan of care. • Knowledge and understanding of the influence of cultural and spiritual values in social work practice. • Knowledge and skills necessary to provide psychosocial care appropriate to the age-specific needs of newborns, children, adolescents, adults and elders. • Knowledge of palliative care, goals of care discussions, and the psychosocial needs of the patient and family at end-of-life. • Knowledge of bioethics and legal issues impacting patient care. • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing. • Must demonstrate interpersonal and organizational skills, to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities and competing demands. • Proficient in using a computer to accurately enter and extract data, send and receive email, calendar appointments, and use task lists as will be using a variety of computer software programs. • Knowledge of local county/state/federal resources for at-risk population.
Job Shift: Days Schedule: Per Diem/Casual Shift Hours: 8 Days of the Week: Variable Weekend Requirements: Every other Weekend Benefits: Yes Unions: No Position Status: Non-Exempt Weekly Hours: 0 Employee Status: Per Diem/Casual Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
Pay Range is $50.83 to $71.15 / hour The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.