Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Social Work Clinician, PICU​/Med Surg

Company Description

At Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, we know world-renowned care begins with world-class caring. That’s why we combine advanced technologies and breakthrough discoveries with family-centered care. It’s why we provide our caregivers with continuing education and state-of-the-art facilities, like the newly remodeled Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. And it’s why we need caring, committed people on our team — like you.

Join us on our mission to heal humanity, one child and family at a time.

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This paragraph summarizes the general nature, level and purpose of the job.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker is the second and fully-qualified, fully-proficient 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.

Social Work Clinician is the entry, developmental, and first working level of professional social work for employees who are recent graduates as well as those who have professional social work experience, but are not yet licensed as Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) by the State of California.

The essential functions listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Employees must abide by all Joint Commission Requirements including but not limited to sensitivity to cultural diversity, patient care, patient rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communication and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, and licensure and health screenings.

Must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the hospital’s policies and procedures, including its Service Standards and its Code of Conduct.

• May provide individual/group clinical supervision to MSWs and student interns, as assigned.
• Prepares and maintains electronic medical records in accordance with department and/or health system policies.
• Provides written and oral reports and hand-offs.
• Conducts psychosocial assessment of patients/families upon admission, annually, and/or as clinically indicated to evaluate social, emotional, and physical needs by applying social work theories and techniques. Identifies and addresses barriers to care.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care teams to devise, develop, and implement patient/family psychosocial treatment plans, coordinating referrals to specialty and social services including entitlement programs and other care delivery systems, and recording progress notes and the provision of continuity of care.
• Helps patients/families cope with environmental and psychological issues of illness.
• Manages independently assigned caseload of varying clinical acuity.
• Engages in case finding for patients/families with potential psychosocial needs. Attends team conferences and participates in interdisciplinary rounds as needed.
• Provides supportive counseling, grief counseling, crisis intervention, and other therapeutic services to assist patients and families to face challenges such as coping with illness, processing medical information, and changes in the level of functioning and care needs.
• Provides psychoeducation to patients and families regarding adaptation to the patient’s diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or prognosis. Assist patients and families in the transition from youth to adult services.
• Participates in quality assurance and community improvement as they relate to social work services or needs of patients and families and contributes to the review and development of written policies, procedures, or guidelines…