What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker (LCSW) - Behavioral Health position at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley?
Job Description
Job Description
SOCIAL WORKER (LCSW)
The SOCIAL WORKER (LCSW) is an integral member of the patient care team providing patients and family members with education and advice emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling to cope with a multiplicity of social and emotional issues that arise as a result of a hospital stay. The SOCIAL WORKER (LCSW) coordinates a varied of services including crisis intervention, bereavement, patient advocacy, referrals, prevention, education, discharge planning and implementation, and psychosocial assessments.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Collaborates with the healthcare team and involves patient and / or family in the development and implementation of plan of care
- Identify patient’s specific needs, coordinating linkage with community agencies, in-home services, and institutional short-term and long-term placement for continuing care
- Assist patient and / or family and all members of the healthcare team in the discharge planning process
- Contributes to the monitoring of the quality and appropriateness of patient care delivered
- Participates in the reporting and analysis of patient satisfaction survey data
- Promotes and provides for optimum patient outcomes through the use of Socials Services scope of practice and scope of service
- Complete necessary documentation and maintain clinical record for each client during the patient’s length of stay
EDUCATION / TRAINING / EXPERIENCE :
Company Description
Pacific Hospital of the Valley : Where You Make A Difference
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley is transforming health care in the San Fernando Valley and beyond. When you work with our highly respected physicians who provide life-saving treatment, or when you support medical staff members to help find cures and treatments, you become part of an exciting organization. Working together, we are making the San Fernando Valley a destination for health care.
Our H.E.A.R.T Cares Values shape everything that we do, every single day. They are visible in the interactions we have with our patients, their families, and our partners and one another. We will achieve our ambitions to provide the best service through Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect and Trust.
From nurses to lab technicians, receptionist to assistants, food service worker to pharmacy staff, Pacific Hospital of the Valley is the place for you and your career ambitions. As a leader in providing medical care in Sun Valley, we offer unique careers throughout our hospital facility.
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Offers :
Join our Team – Give your Career the Best Treatment
Company Description
Pacific Hospital of the Valley : Where You Make A Difference Pacifica Hospital of the Valley is transforming health care in the San Fernando Valley and beyond. When you work with our highly respected physicians who provide life-saving treatment, or when you support medical staff members to help find cures and treatments, you become part of an exciting organization. Working together, we are making the San Fernando Valley a destination for health care. Our H.E.A.R.T Cares Values shape everything that we do, every single day. They are visible in the interactions we have with our patients, their families, and our partners and one another. We will achieve our ambitions to provide the best service through Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect and Trust. From nurses to lab technicians, receptionist to assistants, food service worker to pharmacy staff, Pacific Hospital of the Valley is the place for you and your career ambitions. As a leader in providing medical care in Sun Valley, we offer unique careers throughout our hospital facility. Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Offers :
