Social Worker Job

Yoh has a contract opportunity for a SOCIAL WORKER to join our client in Santa Rosa, CA.

JOB OVERVIEW:

We are currently seeking a qualified candidate to work as a Social Worker in a hospital setting. This is a per diem/on call contract position.

Job Responsibilities:

- Provide psychosocial assessments and treatment to patients and/or families related to adjustment to illness and discharge planning.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide cultural, spiritual and age-specific care by obtaining specific care information and assessing relevant information needed to identify each patient's unique treatment and discharge planning needs.
- Perform unit/department/program specific comprehensive psychosocial assessments, ensuring pediatric, adult and elderly patient's age-related needs and coping mechanisms are clearly identified.
- Through comprehensive psychosocial and or psychiatric assessments (5150), formulate accurate diagnostic impressions in order to facilitate treatment and/or discharge plan.
- Act as patient advocate and resource regarding patient's needs including financial considerations.
- Possess clinical expertise to effectively assess, coordinate, implement and evaluate all services required to meet the needs of the patient.
- Provide individual, conjoint family and group therapy as appropriate to setting.

Job Qualifications:

- Master's degree in Social Work - MSW - required.
- Valid and current CA LCSW preferred.
- Previous Social Work experience in an acute care setting.
- Previous experience with discharge planning is preferred.
- Knowledge of psychosocial aspects of illness including family systems theory, crisis theory and effective treatment modalities used to assist patients and their families in adjusting to the debilitating effects of illness.
- Knowledge of age-specific theories of human development; social work theory and practice as well as applicable community resources and legal aspects of care for varying populations and assigned hospital units.
- Knowledge of DSM IV-R diagnoses.

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Yoh is a professional staffing provider with over 70 years of experience in the short- and long-term staffing services industry.

Yoh, a Day and Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

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