Social Services Practitioner (MSW) (Home Health)

Our home health and hospice agencies are located throughout California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. They serve the entire community and offer personalized in-home care, and many have been recipients of Home Care Elite awards.

So whether you're looking for the buzz of a large city, the tranquility of nearby mountain bike trails or something in between, we encourage you to explore our organization.

Job Summary:

Provides psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as discharge planning to and consultation about patients and families to assist them and the health care team in coping with patient's hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment, and/or life situation, including emotional, mental, and substance abuse disorders. Functions in a supervisory role as a team leader.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (some certifications will require Bachelor’s): Required
• Master’s Degree in social work or equivalent combination of education/experience: Required
• Three years' experience with clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy: Preferred
• Experience in working with behavioral health clients providing direct assessment, diagnosis formulation, treatment planning, treatment intervention and education to members and/or family members: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in state of practice: Required

Essential Functions:

• Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
• Formulates, develops, and implements a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and interventions. Provides crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, marital, family and/or group therapies as well as grief and bereavement work.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary health care teams and provide leadership in representing clinical social work perspective/liaison with patient and family.
• Documents assessment plans, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.