Social Worker - LCSW

LICSW - Psych Emergency Team Clinician

Full-time, 40 hours/week, Sunday through Thursday. Flexibility to provide holiday coverage is strongly preferred. The psychiatric triage clinician is responsible for evaluating patients in the NWH Emergency Department to determine the appropriate level of care. Evaluations are conducted after medical clearance and include direct assessment of the patient, as well as engagement with family members or support persons when available. Collateral information is obtained as needed to inform disposition planning.

For patients requiring inpatient admission, the triage clinician enters the ADT 34 order, and the central team conducts the bed search. Communication with the central team occurs via Teams chat. The clinician communicates the disposition plan to the ED provider and nurse and completes all required transfer documentation, including EMTALA and Section 12 forms. The psychiatric triage clinician works with a consulting psychiatrist for case review with discussion regarding diagnosis, safety assessment, and disposition planning.

Pride-Health offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors. Fair Chance Employment Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.