Unlicensed Social Worker - Child/Adolescent Outpatient Programs - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital - Per Diem - Variable Shift

Responsibilities

• Required Qualifications Master's Degree In Social Work from an accredited graduate program.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• California BBS Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW) - CA Board of Behavioral Sciences -REQUIRED
• Preferred Qualifications 1 Year One year of acute/psychiatric hospital experience, discharge planning/case management experience.
• Other Qualification Requirements Applicants must provide evidence of California BBS Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW) application upon hire. The ASW is required within 90 days of hire date.
• Essential Functions
• Collaboration
• Collaborates with clinical supervisor and interdisciplinary team to develop competency and acquire technical skills.
• Communicates with appropriate supervisor in a timely manner all patient safety issues (e.g., suspected abuse, possible Tarasoff reporting, suicidality, clinical or ethical concerns).
• Requests and accepts feedback and evidences self as a lifelong learner.
• Attends and actively participates in required treatment team meetings and clinical supervision.
• Communication and teamwork
• Communicates with the members of the health care team and court officers, conservator's office and /or patient advocates as appropriate to expedite patient progress, while upholding patient rights and facility safety.
• Maintains ongoing communication with multi-disciplinary team members regarding patient status and follow-up.
• Consults with team members in development of treatment plans.
• Attends treatment team and staff meetings in-services and case presentations as designated by unit/department/program.
• Arranges and facilitates patient care conferences for difficult/high-risk psychosocial cases to enhance resolution of identified issues.
• Identifies Bioethical dilemmas and initiates appropriate response.
• Testifies at Certification Review and Reise hearings regarding patient's current mental health status as appropriate.
• Consults, coordinates, and intervenes in crisis situations while assisting staff in de-escalating volatile situations and facilitating Code Green and critical incident debriefings.
• Develops interdisciplinary education to increase staff knowledge.
• Discharge and patient follow up
• Utilizes appropriate community resources on behalf of patients and families.
• Develops an appropriate and timely discharge plan.
• Educates patient and family of options for discharge based on patient's mental health/legal/insurance status.
• Provides continuity of care referrals to patients and families for ongoing community services/support upon discharge.
• Schedules follow up appointment with psychiatric provider within 7 days of discharge.
• Provides discharge information to next level of care.
• Completes thorough safety planning with patient and family including gun removal as an appropriate measure.
• Patient assessment
• Assesses, evaluates, and documents the psychosocial needs of the patient and family.
• Performs appropriate patient assessments (psychosocial, SI/HI, safety, DC planning) as related to the clinical services provided.
• Formulates plan of care based on clinical assessment.
• Develops and implements treatment goals which address identified patient needs.
• Completes all documentation elements as appropriate, including, but not limited to, assessments, treatment plan, consultations, recommendations and interventions.
• Documentation is performed in a timely, complete, legible, concise and accurate manner, in accordance with Sharp HealthCare and professional license guidelines, meeting third-party payor and regulatory requirements.
• Safe and therapeutic environment
• Provides therapeutic interventions within the scope of care with patient and family that are appropriate to the patient's diagnosis, developmental mi

Benefits

Additional Information

Hours : Shift Start Time: Variable Shift End Time: Variable AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: No Weekends On-Call Required: No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $43.650 - $56.340 - $63.100 The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant's years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

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