Description: The LCSW provides psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as discharge planning to and consultation about patients and families to assist them and the health care team in coping with patient's hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment, and/or life situation, including emotional, mental, and substance abuse disorders. Must willing to work in a faith-based environment.

Supervision: Reports directly to the Clinical Director

Responsibilities:

• Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
• Formulate, develop, and implement a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and interventions. Interventions may include crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, marital, family and/or group therapies as well as grief and bereavement work.
• Screen, identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and manage mental health and/or substance abuse problems in patients and family members. Provide training to other health care professionals in same.
• Assist with screening, identification, diagnosis, management and treatment of victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, rape, etc. Provide training to other health care professionals in same. Provide consultative services to health care team members within scope of care definitions as needed. Maintain a working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact on patient care, e.g., advance directives, child and elder abuse.
• Provide education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary health care teams and provide leadership in representing clinical social work perspective/liaison with patient and family.
• Provide teaching and training for students, staff, and faculty from social work and other disciplines. Contribute to the academic mission and vision of the medical center and health system by participating in academic activities such as committees, conferences, publications, teaching and research.
• Maintain working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.
• Arrange, procure, and coordinate patient/family pre and post hospital needs.
• Knowledge of hospital, medical center and/or health system resources to access and provide for patient care needs.
• Document assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.
• Maintain records and statistics in accordance with department, clinic, and/or health system policies. Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.
• Participate in department, hospital, medical center, and/or health system continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Participate in regular supervisory conferences; keep current with social work and health care developments and seek to increase further enhancement of job related knowledge.
• Perform other duties assigned by Medical Director.

Education and Experience:

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited University.
• Three or more years of social work experience in a health care setting.
• Two years recent post master's experience in a clinical setting preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A solid knowledge of clinical social work practice.
• Excellent assessment, interviewing, and counseling skills with expertise in mental health and substance abuse areas; familiar with psychopathology; and if working independently, must know when to refer for further medical assessment.
• Ability to work effectively and autonomously in a self-directed role.
• Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal and team building skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple work assignments and manage time efficiently.
• Flexibility in accepting diverse work assignments and managing stress related to change.

Special Requirements

• Willingness to travel as necessary to Community Based Organizations/Social Services/Healthcare Agencies.
• Must have LCSW CA License
• Must be enrolled, or be eligible to be enrolled in CA Medi-Cal Program
• Must be able to work with patients in crisis
• Bilingual: Russian, Ukranian

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Language:

• Russian (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Mission Viejo, CA 92692 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Mission Viejo, CA 92692: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person