Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

• Overview Responsible for providing high quality patient care, displaying good skills in assessment, psycho-diagnosis, treatment planning, group treatment, individual treatment, family treatment, and discharge planning.
• Additionally, he/she is expected to function well as a member of the multidisciplinary team and participate in the unit community relations program.
• This position requires providing care and/or service to a critically ill through rehabilitating geriatric patient population in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional and/or developmental age of the individual served.
• This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of San Gabriel Valley Medical Center.
• It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values.
• The employee shall support San Gabriel Valley Medical Center’s strategic plan and the goals and direction of the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
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Responsibilities

· Ensures patient dignity and respects patient values. · Operates within ethical standards. · Able to assess and reassess the needs of the patient. · Properly documents assessments. · Able to communicate needs of patients. · Completes psychosocial evaluations on assigned patients in a timely manner. Displays good interviewing, diagnostic, and report-writing skills. · Conducts therapies in accordance with patient diagnosis and needs. · Provides efficient discharge planning throughout treatment process. · Completes progress notes and assessments according to program procedures. · Completes individualized treatments plans for each patient. · An active member of the interdisciplinary team. · Conducts individual psychotherapy sessions in accordance with state/regulatory standards, displaying good theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and good treatment technique. · Conducts family therapy sessions in accordance with state/regulatory standards, displaying good theoretical knowledge of family therapy principles and good treatment technique. · Conducts group therapy sessions in accordance with state/regulatory standards, displaying good theoretical knowledge of group therapy principles and good group therapy technique. · Engages in timely, efficient discharge planning. Works in close conjunction with patient, family, nursing staff, and attending physician. Shows good knowledge of referral/placement process and available community resources. · Functions cooperatively as a member of the treatment team. · Facilitates hearings with courts for holds and other legal applications. · Will have knowledge of CA LPS regulations and follow the guidelines. · Works sufficient hours to ensure effective performance. · Perform other duties as assigned.