Social Worker, MSW
Location: Laguna Hills, California
Schedule: Per Diem
Shift: Per Diem
Job Listing: SAD005708
Title: Social Worker, MSW
Location: Laguna Hills
Department: Hospice- Outpatient
Status: Per-diem
Shift: Days
Pay Range*: $41.00 / hour
At MemorialCare Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees. Memorial Care stands for excellence in Healthcare. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation and teamwork.
Position Summary
The Social Worker, MSW is responsible for providing clinical social work services to patients, families and groups in all hospital areas specific to assignment. Provides professional services including but are not limited to bio-psychosocial assessment, brief treatment, crisis intervention, case consultation, patient education, discharge planning, and resource management. Additionally, this position is an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, providing mental health expertise, in addition to community outreach, networking and liaison with community programs.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job
2. Documents Psychosocial Assessment in accordance to expectations required of the MSW and effectively prioritizes clinical interventions according to acuity level of psychosocial needs.
3. Proactive in avoiding delays in the implementation of the treatment plan to support anticipated discharge date.
4. Collaborates with the healthcare team to provide education, resources and referrals to patient/families and caretakers.
5. Maintains knowledge and ethical practices concerning patient rights, confidentiality, self-determination.
6. Facilitates conferences to enhance communication between providers and the patients and family.
7. Assures that psychosocial and socioeconomic needs are addressed in the treatment and/or discharge plan.
8. Understands and applies appropriate, culturally competent interventions related to death and dying and to decision making issues at the end-of-life.
9. Ability to be at work and on time
10. Ability to follow company policies, procedures and directives.
11. Ability to interact in a positive and constructive manner.
12. Ability to prioritize and multitask
*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
Experience
• 2 years’ Acute Medical Care experience required
• In lieu of experience, consideration will be made for staff with strong education and associated experiential background.
Education
• Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work required
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