Overview:

For more than 70 years Mercy Medical Center Redding has offered comprehensive health care in the North State providing acute care and a full range of medical services. The 267-bed hospital offers major medical services including a Level II Trauma Center as well as specialized Cardiovascular Care Stroke Care Orthopedics Neurological Surgery Comprehensive Cancer Care Maternity Care and da Vinci Robotic Surgery. It is the sole provider of obstetrical services along with the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Shasta County. In addition the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a member of the Dignity Health system and is a sister facility to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta. As one of the area’s largest non-profit employers we are proud to give back to the community by providing many programs and services to benefit overall health.Visit (url removed) to learn more.

Responsibilities:

Job Summary:

Under indirect supervision the incumbent is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for inpatients outpatients and emergency department patients. The incumbent is dedicated to patient and family centered care that values personal self-determination skilled at managing multiple priorities at once and engaging in creative compassionate and ethical problem-solving. As a member of a multidisciplinary health team they perform comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans that integrate the medical social and resource issues that impact individual patients families and at risk populations. The incumbent is responsible for working collaboratively with all healthcare team members to develop and implement treatment plans that support patient -centered plan of care for both individual patients and the medical community. The functions of the incumbent includes crisis intervention patient/family intervention high risk screenings brief counseling referring for financial or other identified resource needs arrange and facilitate family/patient representative meetings with the health care team as needed assist in post-acute placement on complex discharges and engagement as appropriate agencies or community resources when high risk patients are identified. The incumbent establishes and maintains professional relationships with physicians case managers nursing staff county agencies community resources patients and families. The position will be required to serve on hospital committees and take part in developing and presenting in-services to Hospital staff. The position reports to the Manager Care Coordination

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: 

One (1) year of clinical and/or medical social work experience required

Master's Degree (M.S.W.) from a School of Social work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education required

Knowledge of contemporary behavioral and systems theories relevant to health care; end-of-life dynamics and interventions; support of victims of abuse neglect or violence; community or financial resources for undeserved or vulnerable populations. SSDI SDI and other governmental/county requirements/programs. Thorough comprehension of OBRA and Title 22 is required Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite required

Excellent customer service skills and presentation skills Strong interpersonal and written communication skills Demonstrated ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills Demonstrated ability to mange multiple tasks or projects effectively Ability to work independently as needed with a high degree of detail orientation Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment wight changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications: 

Experience in an acute care hospital preferred