Social Worker LCSW Psychiatric Acute Adult - Los Angeles, CA
1 day ago

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Job Summary And Responsibilities
As our Social Worker, you will be a compassionate advocate, providing vital support and guidance to individuals and families facing complex challenges.
Every day, you will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop care plans, provide counseling and crisis intervention, and connect clients to resources. You'll advocate for clients and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic support and promote well-being.
To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional interpersonal skills, empathy, strong knowledge of community resources, and proven crisis management abilities, fostering positive change and client empowerment.
- Primary discharge planning contact person within the adult patient social work team, providing coordinated continuity-of-care communication between social workers, physicians, agencies, third-party payers, families and patients.
- May schedule and facilitate team conferences/staffings, prepare patient and families for participation in conferences and/or other team coordination activities, as assigned.
- Interviews patients and families for psychosocial assessment and treatment planning needs.
- Develops and implements age and disability appropriate psychosocial treatment plans related to personal and family adjustment and continuity of care needs, through individual, family and group therapy and educational/support sessions.
- Participates in conferences/staffings and consultations with team to provide information and make recommendations for patient's treatment, discharge planning and milieu management.
- Provides information, referrals and liaison activities with third party payor and community resources necessary for patient's post hospital needs.
Required
Job Requirements
- Masters degree in social Work from an accredited program. Prior experience in hospital, health, mental health or related setting
- Must be CA State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Fire Safety, within 90 Days
- Must possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.
- Management of Assaultive Behavior class required.
Preferred
- Bilingual Ability (Spanish & English) desirable.
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1955, Dignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge, California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services, including the Leavey Cancer Center, a cardiovascular center, stroke center, the Center for Assault Treatment Services, a pediatric medical center, and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate, high-quality and affordable patient-centered care, we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health, one of the nation's five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9,000 physicians, 62,000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit here for more information.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Pay Range
$ $70.38 /hour
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