Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Emergency Department

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the Emergency Department.

Using evidenced based guidelines and best practice as a foundation, the Licensed Clinical Social Worker is responsible for performing bio-psycho-social assessments, care coordination and clinical interventions, program development & discharge planning in the Emergency Department.

Effectively intervenes with medically and psychosocially complex patients, while demonstrating the ability to understand complex dynamics related to the clinical situation.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker ensures that the patient and family experience adheres to Cottage Health Patient First Philosophy and is consistent with the Mission and Vision of our health care organization.

This is not an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Employees will be required to perform any job, with related instruction given by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

* Psychosocial Assessment: Assess the patient's social situation, dynamics and capacity to cope with the illness, treatment and hospitalization.

* Coordinate with multidisciplinary team members, including outside agencies or systems and act as liaison between medical team and the patient and family system.

Identify and use differential diagnoses as appropriate for the psychological, emotional or social barriers that interfere with medical treatment, positive outcomes, or discharge plan in various adult and pediatric settings.

* Act as advocate for patients, families and Cottage Health.

Provide medical crisis counseling and emotional support to patients, families and staff around psychosocial stressors, adjustment to illness, end-of-life, grief, and bereavement issues.

Consult and conduct assessment and make appropriate referrals on suspected child, dependent adult or elder abuse, domestic violence, substance abuse issues and mental illness cases.

Act as liaison between patient/family and schools, work sites.

* Discuss cases as appropriate with relevant stakeholders (such as patient, physicians, other providers and payers) to best align social work case management plan, level of care and funding resources.

* Provides a high level of clinical expertise, critical thinking and problem solving skills to situations in order to achieve desired outcomes.

* Maintain timely and accurate records of all activities relating to the assessment process, documenting activities as appropriate in the medical record.

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION Minimum: Master's in Social Work (MSW) degree from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited School of Social Work.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Minimum: Current California Clinical Social Work License (LCSW) required upon hire.

California Children Services (CCS) paneling is required within six months of hire.

Preferred: California Children Services (CCS) paneling is required within six months of hire.

Certified Social Worker in Health Care (C-SWHC). YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE Minimum: 1-2 years of relevant clinical social work experience required.

Preferred: 3-4 years of related experience in a healthcare setting preferred.