Travel Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Sacramento, CA

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Location: Sacramento, CA
Agency: Malone Healthcare
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job ID: 904493

Job Title


Social Worker (MSW)

Location


Sacramento, CA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type


Contract | Rotating Shift | Wednesday-Saturday, 4:00 PM - 2:30 AM | Every Saturday required | Holiday rotation with staff

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive social work assessments and interventions for inpatients, outpatients, and Emergency Department patients, seeing approximately 5-8 patients or consults per day
• Develop and implement treatment plans that integrate medical, social, and resource needs in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team
• Provide crisis intervention, brief counseling, high-risk screening, and patient/family intervention; arrange and facilitate meetings between patients, families, and the healthcare team
• Assist with post-acute placement on complex discharges and engage appropriate community resources and agencies for high-risk patients
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with physicians, case managers, nursing staff, county agencies, and community resources
• Serve on hospital committees and participate in developing and presenting in-services to hospital staff; primary coverage in the Emergency Department with the ability to float throughout the hospital based on need

• Master's degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited program
• At least two (2) years of clinical and/or medical social work experience
• Active BLS certification required
• MSW licensure required
• 5150 certification required (county-level certification will be expected upon placement)
• Prior recent experience with CA Dignity Health or CommonSpirit Health in a Social Work role is required for consideration

• Experience working in an Emergency Department setting
• Proficiency with Cerner EMR
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, high-acuity discharges and coordinate post-acute placements
• Experience working with at-risk populations in a fast-paced hospital environment

• Opportunity to work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team delivering patient- and family-centered care across a full-service acute care hospital
• Gain broad clinical exposure through Emergency Department-based practice with the ability to support hospital-wide needs