LCSW III

Sutter Health; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Competitive pay

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Sutter Health in Sacramento, CA, seeks a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) to join SMCS-Valley Administration. The role delivers biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, short-term counseling, and transitions planning for patients and families across care settings.

You will work with an interdisciplinary team, provide psycho-education, support staff, participate in discharge planning, and help with goals of care conversations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide biopsychosocial assessments and crisis intervention.
• Coordinate referrals and transitions of care.
• Provide short-term counseling and psycho-education.
• Consult with interdisciplinary treatment team and staff.
• Facilitate family goals of care conversations.
• Participate in committees as needed.

Skills

Biopsychosocial assessment

Crisis intervention

Short-term counseling

Discharge planning

Motivational interviewing

Group facilitation

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient advocacy

Cultural competence

Confidentiality & Tarasoff

Education

Master's: Social Work

Job description

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization

SMCS-Valley Administration

Position Overview

Provides biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short term counseling, linkage with 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 treatment team; serves as a liaison to community programs; assists and collaborates with multidisciplinary team on discharge planning; and practices independently. Provides patients with support in adjustment to illness and facilitates goals of care conversations with patients and families. May provide education to staff and other hospital departments and participate on committees.

Education

• Master's: Social Work

Certification & Licensure

• LCSW-Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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-acute 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

Full Time

Shift Hours

8

Days Of The Week

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements

Rotating Weekends

Benefits

Yes

Unions

No

Position Status

Non-Exempt

Weekly Hours

40

Employee Status

Regular

Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $53.36 to $74.70 / hour

The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location. Candidate starting salaries consider 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.