Social Worker, Full Time, Day Shift-8 Hr, Mental Health Admin

Company: Adventist Health
Location: Glendale
Posted on: November 17, 2023

Job Description:

Since our founding in 1905 as the Glendale Sanitarium, countless patients have entrusted our physicians, nurses and associates with their healthcare needs. Today, we are the largest medical center serving the San Fernando Valley. As we continue to grow and evolve to better meet the needs of the communities we serve, we know that exceptional healthcare is more than medicine. It's about how we choose to care for our patients and each other - taking time to listen, to understand, to answer questions, to hold a hand, even to pray. This is who we are, who we have always been - it is what we do best. In the 2019-20 Regional Rankings List by U.S. News & World Report, Adventist Health Glendale (AHGL) ranked #17 in California and #10 in the LA Metro Area. Adventist Health Glendale also received its 11th consecutive A grade from patient safety organization The Leapfrog Group, the only hospital in Glendale or Burbank to receive the top grade.
Job Summary:
Provides services to patients and their families to deal with needs incidental to their hospitalization. Provides counseling, support and assistance in making transition plans. Provides direction for routine aspects of non-medical problems of patients and their families. Assists with the planning and post-discharge of patients with outside agencies, nursing staff, and relatives.
Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

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• Master's Degree in social work: Required in CA and HI
  
• One year experience in an acute or long term medical setting: Required
  
• Two years' experience in an acute or long term medical setting: Preferred
  
  
  
  Essential Functions:
  
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  • Collaborates and facilitates patient discharge plans for those requiring post Hospice or post inpatient care.
    
  • Assists patient/family/caregiver in determining appropriate level of Hospice care. Refers to outpatient resources as appropriate.
    
  • Initiates a plan of care and appropriate patient teaching. Reassesses plan of care according to the physical and emotional needs of patient.
    
  • Develops Plan of Care (POC) based on patient assessment including, psychosocial factors that would impede the POC, clinical knowledge of appropriate theories of stages of human development, the impact of terminal illness, mental status and family dynamics.
    
  • 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.
    

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