Medical Social Worker II

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Day - 10 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley job.

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.

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

• 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 and maintains ongoing communication with interdisciplinary staff and attending physicians to address these needs
• Understands and supports the rights of the patient/family and facilitates conflict resolution and engages others in problem-solving discussions
• Conducts initial assessment of new patients to evaluate social, emotional, and physical needs by applying social work theories and techniques; interviews and evaluates patients and family members; identifies factors which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from treatment
• 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
• 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
• Participates in Supervision to gain hours for LCSW and must maintain this license
• Precepts new employees
• Employee must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the C-I-CARE Standards of the Hospital. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford Healthcare Tri-Valley’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions.

• Master s Degree in Social Work from accredited Social Work Program Required

• 3+ years to 5 years of work experience in SNF, home health, hospice, and/or an acute hospital Required
• Hospital experience Preferred

• Demonstrated clinical skills with health-related 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 multi-disciplinary 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 problem-solving skills

• Current American Heart Association Certification for Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers required

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