Social Worker Per Diem Days - Pleasanton, United States - Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
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Pleasanton, United States

2 weeks ago

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Day - 10 Hour (United States of America)

Job Summary

Provides Masters' level clinical social to address patient/family psychosocial adjustment to illness and post-hospital care. Provides information, referral, and consultative services to patients, families and hospital staff.

Population Served:
Acute medical and surgical patients including adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adults, geriatric. Units covered include the Emergency Department, medical, med-surg, ICU, Maternal-Child, NICU, Pediatrics.

Essential Functions

The essential functions listed below are general examples and not a description of comprehensive duties.

Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing nature or scope of this position or level of responsibility.

May be asked to perform other duties as assigned.

  • Coordinates with Case Manager and interdisciplinary team to assure appropriate action is taken to patient and family's psychosocial and discharge planning needs for discharge. Maintains ongoing communication with interdisciplinary staff and attending physicians to address these needs.
  • Understands and supports the rights of the patient/family. Facilitates conflict resolution and engages others in problemsolving discussions
  • Provides supportive counseling, grief counseling, crisis intervention and other appropriate therapeutic services to assist patients and families in coping with presenting symptoms and problems such as coping with illness, accepting medical recommendations, and loss of functioning. Provides education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.
  • Coordinates home health, skilled nursing, durable medical equipment, facility placement, including 5150's.
  • Participates as requested on the Hospital's Bioethics Committee.
  • Documents patient information per hospital and external regulatory requirements.
  • Facilitates appropriate planning for newborns with alternative discharge plans (i.e. adoption, CPS, police custody, etc.)
  • Identifies potential problems with current or new practice, peer performance, policies, functions, services or Risk Management issues and immediately communicates this to supervisors and actively participates in problem solving.
  • Identifies and makes provisions for pediatric and adolescent patients' academic education needs.
  • Employee must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the C-ICARE Standards of the Hospital. C-ICARE is the foundation of Stanford Healthcare
  • ValleyCare's patientexperience and represents a framework for patientcentered interactions
Job Qualifications

Education

  • Master's in Social Work from accredited Social Work Program
Experience

  • Oneyear medical social work experience, prefer acute care.
License/ Certifications

  • Social work license (LCSW) preferred


  • BLS

  • Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Demonstrated clinical skills with healthrelated issues.
  • Demonstrated discharge planning skills including planning for home health, durable medical equipment, skilled nursing and placement.
  • Ability to work independently and function effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Prolonged walking, sitting, standing; and prolonged phone use
  • Needs to be able to hear and see patients, read medical records and use computer.
  • Knowledge of available resources as well as federal and state medical assistance programs.
  • Strong understanding of the psychosocial needs of patients
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong problemsolving skills
Physical Demand and Working Conditions


The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions in which the job is typically performed are available from the Occupational Health Department.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Equal Opportunity Employer


Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care - ValleyCare (SHC - VC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment.

Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above.

People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an i
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