Social Worker MSW

Overview

Founded in 1955 Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed acute care nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services including the Leavey Cancer Center a cardiovascular center stroke center the Center for Assault Treatment Services a pediatric medical center and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health one of the nation's five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9000 physicians 62000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital for more information.

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Social Worker (MSW)

Social Services

The Social Worker (MSW) participates in an assigned area to assist with program planning and development and with organizing social work activities. Social Worker provides clinical social work services to patients and their families. Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her assigned unit. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span andpossess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriateinformation needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needsand to provide the care needed as described in the units/areas/departments policies and procedures.

SOCIAL WORKER (MSW) is responsible for a variety of tasks that lead to a high level of customer satisfaction in the most cost-effective manner with respect and dignity.

Responsibilities

• 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.

• Clinical 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 Clinical 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 Clinical 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.

Qualifications

• A minimum of one year of clinical and/or medical social work experience required.

• CA Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker in process preferred.

• Masters Degree from accredited school of Social Work with field placement or job experience in Hospital Health Mental Health or related setting.

• Bilingual Ability (Spanish & English) desirable.

• Current L.A. City Fire Card required upon hire/ 90-days.