Woodland Healthcare·Woodland, California
The Social Worker conducts psychosocial assessments and develops individual care plans for participants in an Adult Day Health Center. They provide counseling, crisis intervention, and act as a key advocate connecting clients to community resources.
Where You’ll Work Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital is Yolo County’s largest health care provider, serving the community since 1905.
Woodland Memorial Hospital is a 108-bed acute care facility offering the most comprehensive range of health care services in Yolo County, including inpatient and outpatient surgical services, family birth center/labor and delivery, emergency services, home health services, palliative care, inpatient mental health services, sleep disorders center and cancer care services.
With strong ties to our community, we believe in providing compassionate, high-quality health care to you and your family, close to home.
Woodland Memorial Hospital is part of Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems with a 22-state network.
For more information, please visit our website here at www.dignityhealth.org/woodland.
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One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Social Worker, you will be a compassionate advocate, providing vital support and guidance to individuals and families facing complex challenges.Every day, you will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop care plans, provide counseling and crisis intervention, and connect clients to resources.
You'll advocate for clients and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic support and promote well-being.To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional interpersonal skills, empathy, strong knowledge of community resources, and proven crisis management abilities, fostering positive change and client empowerment.
Performs psycho-emotional, social, and environmental assessments informing the development and implementation of the individual plan of care including direct interventions, counseling, referring to community resources and incorporating needs of family and/or caregiver.
Utilizes standardized tools and conducts a home visit.
Daily monitoring of all interventions of participant attendance and modified in a timely manner based upon changes in participant situation as dictated by regulations.
Serves as key advocate, facilitates collaboration and serves as participant’s point of contact with clinical team, family and members of participant’s care team outside of Adult Day Health Center.
Provides concise, articulate and timely documentation of all pertinent information within required timeframe.
Includes use of electronic medical records.
Responsible for all aspects of social work services for each participant as defined by Title 22.
This includes but not limited to initial assessment, home visit, quarterly and daily documentation and discharge planning.
Facilitates individual and peer support addressing aging, grief, coping, substance abuse, behaviors and family issues.
Job Requirements Required Masters Other in social work,psychology or related field from anaccredited school and One year of demonstrated competence inneeds of frail, chronically ill, elderly anddisabled.
Basic Life Support - CPR Preferred Other coursework in gerontology, upon hire and Prefer two years of demonstratedcompetence in needs of frail, chronicallyill, elderly and disabled.
A Master's degree in social work, psychology, or a related field is required, along with Basic Life Support (CPR) certification. Candidates must have at least one year of experience working with frail, chronically ill, elderly, or disabled populations.
Market context
In California, MSW social worker roles are often in steady demand across hospitals, hospice, and community health settings, especially for candidates with clinical or medical social work experience. These positions are competitive because employers look for a CSWE-accredited master’s degree, familiarity with behavioral theories, end-of-life care, and knowledge of programs such as SSDI and SDI. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, and tailor your application to show direct experience with these systems and settings.
