Social Worker MSW

Overview

St. Elizabeth Community Hospital provides state-of-the-art health care to the North State communities. This award-winning facility is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical center. Located in picturesque Tehama County, St. Elizabeth offers 76 licensed beds, a trauma level III emergency department, comprehensive surgical services and a progressive Family Birth Center. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is a Truven 100 Top Hospital in the Nation for seven consecutive years, and has built a reputation for excellence in orthopedics, family-centered maternity care and emergency services. St. Elizabeth is a sister facility to Mercy Medical Center Redding and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta, and is committed to providing the highest quality, compassionate care available. For more information visit .

ResponsibilitiesPosition Summary:

Under indirect supervision the Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for inpatients, outpatients and emergency department patients. The Social Worker is dedicated to patient and family centered care that values personal self-determination, skilled at managing multiple priorities at once, and engaging in creative, compassionate and ethical problem-solving. As a member of a multidisciplinary health team, they perform comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans that integrate the medical, social and resource issues that impact individual patients, families and at risk populations.

This position is responsible for working collaboratively with all healthcare team members to develop and implement treatment plans that support patient -centered plan of care for both individual patients and the medical community. The functions of the incumbent includes: crisis intervention, patient/family intervention, high risk screenings, brief counseling, referring for financial or other identified resource needs, arrange and facilitate family/patient representative meetings with the health care team as needed, assist in post-acute placement on complex discharges and engagement as appropriate agencies or community resources when high risk patients are identified. The incumbent establishes and maintains professional relationships with physicians, case managers, nursing staff, county agencies, community resources, patients and families. The position will be required to serve on hospital committees and take part in developing and presenting in-services to Hospital staff.

The position reports to the Supervisor Care Coordination.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1 year of clinical and/or medical social work experience
• Master's Degree (MSW) from a School of Social Work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education
• Excellent customer service and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks or projects effectively.
• Ability to work independently, as needed, with a high degree of detail orientation.
• Knowledge of contemporary behavioral and systems theories relevant to health care
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in an acute care hospital