Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

Department: Admitting Cancer Patient Access
Commitment: Full-Time, Fixed-Term
Schedule: 08-HR, Day Shift

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview
Licensed Clinical Social Worker is the second and fully-qualified, full-proficiency level of professional social
work for employees who are licensed by the State of California as Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW).
Positions at this level are characterized by substantial professional responsibility and independence of action
for providing social work services. The Social Work Job Family consists of three levels of professional nonsupervisory
social work in a health care institutional setting at LPCH and SHC: Social Work Clinician,
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Advanced Clinical Social Worker. This job family is limited to those
positions that require a Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited school of social work. As a
member of a multidisciplinary health care team, Medical Social Workers provide appropriate intervention
services and/or discharge planning to patients and/or clients as well as their families receiving services within
any department of the Stanford University Medical Center. Work typically involves a variety of bio-psychosocial
issues, assessment of the social needs as related to the patient's/client's health status, and the
development of a plan of services, including advocacy, discharge planning, referrals and practical assistance
necessary to accomplish desired objectives. Provides consultation, orientation and training to health care staff
on the effects of bio-psycho-social, cultural and economic issues on the management of patient/client health
needs.

Locations
Stanford Health Care

What you will do

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care teams to treat and plan for the social and medical needs of
  patients by consulting with other providers and making referrals. Devises, develops and implements treatment
  plans as necessary. May make a diagnosis as part of a treatment plan.
• Conducts initial assessment of all new patients to evaluate social, emotional and physical needs by applying
  social work theories and techniques; interviews and evaluates patients and family members. Identifies factors
  which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from treatment.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, including the coordination of referrals to specialty and
  social services, the recording of progress notes and the provision of continuity of care. Helps clients cope with
  environmental and psychological issues of illness by explaining options and treatments as well as making
  appropriate referrals.
• Manages assigned caseload. Prepares and maintains records and makes written and oral reports to
  document case activity concerning patient care, counseling and therapeutic activities in accordance with
  department, hospital, medical center and/or health system policies. Prepares reports and other documents
  concerning patients.
• Participates in monitoring and evaluating the quality and appropriateness of patient care.
• Provides supportive counseling, grief counseling, crisis intervention and other appropriate therapeutic
  services to assist patients and families in coping with presenting symptoms and problems such as, for
  example, coping with illness, accepting medical recommendations, and loss of function. Provides education to
  patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or
  life situation.

Education Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university

Experience Qualifications

• Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to apply theories, principles and practices of medical social work and of social services delivery
  systems in a hospital or medical center setting
• Ability to gather data needed to needed to assess needs of patients and families
• Ability to manage a caseload, recall case details; maintain confidentiality of information; determine the
  appropriate course of action in emergencies and other stressful situations
• Ability to provide written case narratives and reports
• Knowledge of and ability to apply effective asse