This full-time Social Worker works with Palliative Care patients at Santa Barbara Cottage hospital. The Medical Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for performing care coordination, resource linkage, clinical interventions, program development, utilization review, biopsychosocial assessments, and discharge planning for patients admitted to Cottage Health. The MSWs' primary focus is on assisting psychosocially complex patients as well as medically complex patients through their hospital stays to help facilitate successful discharges. MSW activities will result in quality outcomes, optimal care/cost management of services and/or procedures, a high level of customer satisfaction, and contribution to an overall value oriented experience of stakeholders and persons served.
QUALIFICATIONS
All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
Minimum: Master's Degree in Social Work from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited School of Social Work.
Preferred: LCSW is preferred
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Minimum: California Children Services (CCS) Paneling (within six months of hire)
YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Minimum:1-2 years of relevant clinical social work experience required
Preferred: 3-4 years of related experience in a healthcare setting preferred
About Us
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.
Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work.
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