Psych Social Worker - Unlicensed

Hours:

Shift Start Time: 8:30 AM

Shift End Time: 5 PM

AWS Hours Requirement: 8/80 - 8 Hour Shift

Weekend Requirements: As Needed

On-Call Required: No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $49.122 - $63.383 - $77.644

What You Will Do
To assist patients and families with behavioral health and environmental resources to reach the maximum level of functioning during the current episode of care. This position is responsible for conducting behavioral health psychosocial assessments and clinical interventions, inclusive of individual, group, and family therapy. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, coordinates patient care and provides case management for assigned patient under clinical supervision.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree In Social Work from an accredited graduate program.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
• California BBS Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW) - CA Board of Behavioral Sciences - REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 Year of acute/psychiatric hospital experience, discharge planning/case management experience.

Other Qualification Requirements

• Applicants must provide evidence of California BBS Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW) application upon hire. The ASW is required within 90 days of hire date.

Essential Functions

• Collaboration
  Collaborates with clinical supervisor and interdisciplinary team to develop competency and acquire technical skills. Communicates with appropriate supervisor in a timely manner all patient safety issues (e.g., suspected abuse, possible Tarasoff reporting, suicidality, clinical or ethical concerns). Requests and accepts feedback and evidences self as a lifelong learner. Attends and actively participates in required treatment team meetings and clinical supervision.
• Communication and teamwork
  Communicates with the members of the health care team and court officers, conservators' office and/or patient advocates as appropriate to expedite patient progress, while upholding patient rights and facility safety. Maintains ongoing communication with multi-disciplinary team members regarding patient status and follow-up. Consults with team members in development of treatment plans. Attends treatment team and staff meetings, in-services and case presentations as designated by unit/department/program. Arranges and facilitates patient care conferences for difficult/high-risk psychosocial cases to enhance resolution of identified issues. Identifies Bioethical dilemmas and initiates appropriate response. Testifies at Certification Review and Reise hearings regarding patient's current mental health status as appropriate. Consults, coordinates, and intervenes in crisis situations while assisting staff in de-escalating volatile situations and facilitating Code Green and critical incident debriefings. Develops interdisciplinary education to increase staff knowledge.
• Discharge and patient follow up
  Utilizes appropriate community resources on behalf of patients and families. Develops an appropriate and timely discharge plan. Educates patient and family of options for discharge based on patient's mental health/legal/insurance status. Provides continuity of care referrals to patients and families for ongoing community services/support upon discharge. Schedules follow-up appointment with psychiatric provider within 7 days of discharge. Provides discharge information to the next level of care. Completes thorough safety planning with patient and family including gun removal as an appropriate measure.
• Patient assessment
  Assesses, evaluates, and documents the psychosocial needs of the patient and family. Performs appropriate patient assessments (psychosocial, SI/HI, safety, DC planning) as related to the clinical services provided. Formulates plan of care based on clinical assessment. Develops and implements treatment goals which address identified patient needs. Completes all documentation elements as appropriate, including, but not limited to, assessments, treatment plan, consultations, recommendations, and interventions. Documentation is performed in a timely, complete, legible, concise, and accurate manner, in accordance with Sharp HealthCare and professional license guidelines, meeting third-party payor and regulatory requirements.
• Safe and therapeutic environment
  Provides therapeutic interventions within the scope of care with patient and family that are appropriate to the patient's diagnosis, developmental milestones, age, culture, and ethnic diversity. Demonstrates knowledge and safe use of therapeutic procedures, appropriate clinical boundaries, and treatment modalities. Demonstrates effective crisis intervention, problem solving techniques in individual/family therapy, and therapeutic process groups and is a resource to others in these areas. Reports all mandatory protective concerns such as Elder Abuse, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Tarasoff as required by law and Sharp HealthCare policies and procedures. Serves as a patient advocate by encouraging patient and family participation in decision-making and acts to uphold individual rights. Informs, educates, supports, and evaluates patient/family response to therapeutic interventions via collateral calls, conjoint therapy sessions, utilization review process, and/or referrals and revises care plan as necessary.