License Clinical Social Worker; Part Time

At North Bay Health, our vision is to be the trusted healthcare partner of choice for the communities we serve. We are dedicated to improving the well-being of our community by providing accessible, high-quality care to all who need it. Every member of our team plays a vital role in delivering compassionate and effective healthcare solutions. We invite you to join us in our mission to ensure that every patient and family member feels valued, respected, and cared for throughout their healthcare journey.

At North Bay Health the LCSW provides direct clinical social work service, counseling, discharge planning, and case management services to hospital patients and their families including biopsychosocial assessment and documentation of emotional, psychological, social, financial, environmental or follow-up referral needs. Ability to initiate and discontinue 5150 custodial holds WITHIN North Bay Medical Center and Vaca Valley Emergency Rooms, and inpatient units.

(5150 Custodial Hold:
Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150 et seq. specifies the circumstances under which a person who is gravely disabled or a danger to themselves or others as a result of a mental illness may be detained against their will for psychiatric evaluation and treatment for up to 72 hours). Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary healthcare staff. Manages the psychosocially complex patient across the continuum of care by completing a clinical bio-psychosocial assessment, formulating a plan of care related to assessment of patient’s unique strengths and needs, developing a discharge plan, monitoring patient’s progress toward the goals of care, and identifying barriers to meeting estimated length of stay.

Facilitates integration with community-based resources to optimize patient health. Collaboration with community partners to optimize patient health. Communicates appropriate information to care providers in the continuum of care. Documents assessment and interventions in patient’s medical record. Activities are consistent with System mission and values and in compliance with applicable regulations and System policies and procedures.

Education
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Master of Social Work from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Experience: Minimum of two year’s experience within the acute health care setting or the community health setting

Skills:

• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills:verbal, written and listening.
  
  Ability to convey instructions, directions and information appropriately and accurately. Ability to work diplomatically with a wide variety of people.
• Strong critical thinking skills- must be capable of independent judgment, and have strong clinical decision-making skills.
  
  Ability to work independently with minimum direction.
• Excellent follow-through skills.
• Ability to organize a variety of concurrent activities, set realistic goals and objectives, plan ahead and meet deadlines without compromising quality.
• Ability to direct the actions of others effectively in order to accomplish tasks and functions.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations, including those with respect to age, culture, ethnicity, and gender.
• Knowledge and understanding of individual, child, and family development, human behavior and communication, the influence of culture and values in social work practice, psychotherapy, case management, and the relation between social work practice and medicine.
• Skilled at working with patients/families coping with loss and grief.
• Knowledge of child, elder and dependent adult abuse and domestic violence reporting requirements and other significant legislation and laws regulating social work practice, e.g. Tarasoff, HIPAA, etc.
  
  Ability to make appropriate interventions based on law, professional ethics and policy.
• Knowledge of suicidal behavior, the ability to assess lethality, and the ability to develop appropriate treatment plan. Knowledge of an ability to effectively use DSM…