Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Ambulatory Crisis, Full Time
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Ambulatory Crisis, Full Time
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Job Description
PIH Health is a leading nonprofit healthcare network serving the Los Angeles County Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. We are currently seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for our Ambulatory Crisis team at PIH Health Whittier Hospital. This fulltime regular/atwill position offers a competitive hourly wage ranging from $44.00 to $67.00. As an LCSW in our crisis intervention team you will provide critical consultation services to staff and other healthcare providers serving as a vital link between our health network and the community. Your role will involve integrating services coordinating patient care and enhancing public relations through active community engagement. You will be responsible for assessing urgent or highrisk clinical situations making appropriate interventions and coordinating with Psychiatric Evaluation Teams (PET) when necessary. You will also assess mental health treatment needs and make suitable referrals including coordinating patient referrals to psychiatrists or other mental health providers. Your expertise in conducting social work consultations and resource development will be essential in performing case management coordination and monitoring of social work service plans. Additional responsibilities include clinical supervision for unlicensed social workers precepting MSW students and providing education and training to the healthcare team on social work services behavioral health palliative care hospice endoflife care and regulatory requirements. You will assist with the administration development implementation and evaluation of social work programs and policies. Your role will also involve participating in performance improvement initiatives implementing Quality Improvement processes and assisting with the development and implementation of the departments annual workplan. You will perform clinical record audits maintain educational records provide evidence of competency and participate in departmental functions such as staff meetings inservices and committees. Orientation of new personnel will also be part of your duties. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workforce. EOE M/F/D/V.
Required Skills
- Demonstrates skill in patient assessment intervention planning and evaluation.
- Demonstrates initiative good judgment and the ability to make decisions independently.
- Demonstrates skill in working with patients having planned and unplanned life transitions such as but not limited to diagnosis of chronic and acute illness death and dying and complex family dynamics.
- Strong communication skills verbal nonverbal written and oral.
- Knowledge with regulatory agency requirements legal policies and protocol.
- Strong critical thinking and problemsolving skills to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
- Knowledge of managed care payment requirements and MediCal and Medicare requirements.
- Demonstrates skill in working with chronic care and complex patients including assessing and managing psychosocial aspects of pain if assigned to Palliative Care.
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