Overview:

Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Grass Valley California. The hospital has been providing compassionate quality health care to residents and visitors of western Nevada County since 1958. As an affiliate of the nationally recognized Dignity Health system we ensure the highest standard of health care to our patients and have access to important regional resources throughout the system including the Dignity Health Heart & Vascular Institute the Dignity Health Neurological Institute of Northern California and the Dignity Health Cancer Institute of Greater Sacramento. With 787 employees 101 active medical staff and 21 Emergency Department beds Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital continually implements and upgrades its technology and recruits employees who understand the vital importance of kindness and compassion in the healing process.

Responsibilities:

The incumbent, as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, provides the following services to patients and/or families: psychosocial assessment,crisis intervention, counseling, exploration of effective coping skills, crisis intervention, education, and coordination of the patients progress through the continuum of care. In addition, the incumbent provides education, consultation and support to hospital staff.

Qualifications:

Required:

At least three years of clinical and/or medical social work experience required

Master's Degree from a School of Social work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education

Knowledge of contemporary behavioral and systems theories relevant to health care; end-of-life dynamics and interventions; grief and bereavement

counseling; substance abuse identification and interventions; support for victims of abuse, neglect or violence; community or financial resources for underserved or vulnerable populations.