ED LCSW Emergency Department FT 12 hour Shift SunMonTue
ED LCSW Emergency Department FT 12 hour Shift SunMonTue
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USD 45 - 68
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Job Description
PIH Health is a nonprofit regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital PIH Health Whittier Hospital 37 outpatient medical office buildings a multispecialty medical (physician) group home healthcare services and hospice care as well as heart cancer digestive health orthopedics womens health urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nations top hospital systems for best practices cuttingedge advancements quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information visit follow us onFacebookTwitter orInstagram.
The LCSW interviews and evaluates patients and family members to identify social emotional and economic factors which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care; develops and implements a social work treatment plan to be offered to patients and family; selects and utilizes community resources as part of the treatment plan; makes referrals to and coordinates with other professional disciplines or agencies; provides psychosocial therapy using a variety of treatment methods; participates in multidisciplinary health team conferences to formulate the overall patient care plans by interpreting to the team the psychosocial aspects of the patients illness. LCSW will provide discharge planning by collaboratively working with the RN Case Manager in determining level of care needs beyond acute care/emergency care providing decision support to patients and families and physicians managing patient and family expectations and ensuring a smooth transition to the next level of care and services.
The LCSW will also be responsible for additional duties as assigned by the Director including but not limited to clinical supervision for unlicensed social workers review of documentation precepting for MSW students and education and training with staff regarding social work services.
Required Skills
- Demonstrated skill in patient assessment planning intervention and evaluation.
- Strong communication skills verbal nonverbal written and oral.
- Familiarity with regulatory agency requirements policies and protocols.
- Must be able to demonstrate sound decision making and prioritization skills.
- Utilizes the approved process to resolve biophysical psychological educational and environmental needs of patient/significant others when administering or explaining treatment plans.
Employment Type
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