Social Worker MSW

20 Nov 2024
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OverviewBuilt-in 1973 Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento is committed to providing daily excellence in health care for residents of Sacramento’s southern suburbs including the Elk Grove Wilton and Galt communities. Methodist Hospital is home to a 158 acute-care bed facility with 1120 employees 283 medical staff and 29 Emergency Department beds. Methodist Hospital also owns and operates Bruceville Terrace – a 171-bed sub-acute skilled nursing long-term care facility adjacent to the hospital that provides care for the elderly as well as those requiring extended recoveries. Methodist Hospital is home to the Family Medicine Residency Program an accredited and nationally recognized program which provides resident physicians with specialty training in primary care family medicine. Together the hospital and residency program implemented a ground-breaking curriculum addressing the identification treatment and assistance of human trafficking victims and created a one-of-a-kind health clinic for victims the Human Trafficking Medical Home.ResponsibilitiesMethodist Hospital a member of Dignity Health is currently looking for an experienced Social Worker – MSW to add to their hospital staff. The Social Worker as a member of the multi-disciplinary team provides the following services to patients and/or families: psychosocial assessment crisis intervention counseling exploration of effective coping skills crisis intervention education and coordination of the patient’s progress through the continuum of care. In addition this position provides education consultation and support to hospital staff.Position Summary:The Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for inpatients outpatients and emergency department patients. They are 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. Social Workers are 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 Social Worker includes crisis intervention patient /family intervention high risk screening 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 of appropriate agencies or community resources when high risk patients are identified. The Social Worker 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.We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Voluntary Protection: Group Accident Critical Illness and Identity Theft

Adoption Assistance

Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Tuition Assistance for career growth and development

Retirement Programs

Wellness Programs

QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:

MSW required

Master's Degree from a School of Social work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education

One (1) year of clinical and/or medical social work experience

Excellent customer service and presentation skills are a must

Strong interpersonal and written communication skills are essential

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

Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

Pay Range$54.26 - $54.26 /hourWe are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Full-time
  • ID: #52924276
  • State: California Sacramento 94203 Sacramento USA
  • City: Sacramento
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Showed: 2024-11-20
  • Deadline: 2025-01-20
  • Category: Et cetera
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