Hospital LCSW — Discharge Planning & Care Coordination

PIH Health; Downey (CA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

PIH Health Hospital in Downey, CA seeks a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to interview and evaluate patients and families, identify psychosocial factors, and develop a social work treatment plan to maximize benefits from medical care. You will coordinate with RN Case Manager for discharge planning and participate in a multidisciplinary team to inform patient care plans.

The role includes providing psycho-social therapy, making referrals to community resources, supervising unlicensed staff,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated skill in patient assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation.
• Strong communication skills, verbal, non-verbal, 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.

Responsibilities

• Interview and evaluate patients and family members to identify psychosocial factors affecting medical care.
• Develop and implement social work treatment plans for patients and families.
• Coordinate with RN Case Manager for discharge planning and level of care decisions.
• Provide psycho-social therapy and make referrals to other professionals and community resources.
• Participate in multidisciplinary health team conferences to inform overall patient care plans.

Skills

Patient assessment

Communication skills

Regulatory familiarity

Decision making

Treatment planning

Education

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CA)

Tools

Mainframe computing

Job description

PIH Health Hospital in Downey, CA seeks a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to interview and evaluate patients and families, identify psychosocial factors, and develop a social work treatment plan to maximize benefits from medical care. You will coordinate with RN Case Manager for discharge planning and participate in a multidisciplinary team to inform patient care plans.

The role includes providing psycho-social therapy, making referrals to community resources, supervising unlicensed staff,