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Job ID JR208600
Date posted 08/07/2026
Location: La Mesa, California
Facility: Grossmont Hospital
Shift: Day
Job Type: Regular
Responsibilities
Hours:
Shift Start Time: Variable
Shift End Time: Variable
AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements: Not Specified
On-Call Required: No
Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $32.730 - $40.910 - $45.810
The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.
What You Will Do
To provide documentation for discharge planning, psychosocial, treatment plan, UR review, and care coordination for patients. Intake phone calls and assessment patient for appropriate programs.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or other behavioral health related field.
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
Preferred Qualifications
Hospital experience.
Case management experience.
Essential Functions
- Communication
- Documents all discharge planning and progress towards goals.
- Consult with team members in development of discharge plans.
- Maintains ongoing communication with multidisciplinary team members regarding patient status and follow-up.
- Attends rounds in major practice areas.
- Documents consultation, recommendations, interventions and treatment plans.
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Communicates needs for patient care conferences.
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Community Resource
- Refers to internal resources of hospital that can assist patients and families.
- Refers basic community resources.
- Assist with discharge planning for patient and family.
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Provides referrals for ongoing assistance to patient/family.
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Consultation and Support
- Consults and intervenes in crisis situations.
- Assists staff in de-escalating volatile situation.
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Participate in critical incident debriefings.
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Customer Service
- Assist Clinical staff with locating Community Resources.
- Assist with referrals to patient's family for ongoing assistance after leaving program.
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Assist with facilitating a timely discharge of patients.
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Patient Advocate
- Reports all mandatory protective concerns such as Elder Abuse, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence as required by law.
- Protects patient privacy by maintaining confidentiality.
- Keeps current with regulatory and legal requirements regarding patient privacy and confidentiality standards.
- Identifies bio-ethical dilemmas and initiates appropriate response.
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Assess discharge plan (may complete psychosocial assessments as appropriate per scope of practice and program). Identifies the key clinical issues such as grief and loss, adjustment to illness, psychiatric concerns with attention paid to the developmental milestones and life transitions that can impact functioning.
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Patient Care
- Practices appropriate boundary setting with clients.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity.
- Effective at crisis intervention and problem solving techniques and is a resource to others in these areas.
- Seeks resources when faced with unusual or new situations.
- Evaluates patient/family response to interventions.
- Revises care provided to patients/families.
- Orient patients, initiate, and support admissions process per policy and or department guidelines.
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Complete Utilization Review for admitting and ongoing treatment for patients. Document authorizations in electronic health record and per policy or department guideline.
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Staff Training
- Adequately orient new employees of rules and responsibilities.
- Evaluate abilities and efficiency.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Good customer service skills and experience working with diverse population.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Salesforce Business Analyst
Lead with your Salesforce certifications
Salesforce Administrator or Business Analyst certifications signal job-ready skills employers value immediately. OPT students who hold at least one certification are easier to justify sponsoring because the qualification removes doubt about technical fit before interviews begin.
Target companies with active Salesforce practices
Consulting firms and enterprises with dedicated Salesforce implementation teams hire BAs regularly and have established H-1B sponsorship processes. Look for roles tied to specific Salesforce clouds like Sales, Service, or Health Cloud rather than generic analyst postings.
Clarify your STEM OPT eligibility early
Degrees in information systems, computer science, or management information systems often qualify for the 24-month STEM extension. Confirming this upfront with your DSO gives employers confidence you offer three full years of OPT work authorization, not just one.
Frame your experience around business outcomes, not just tools
Employers sponsoring OPT students need to justify the hire. Quantify your Salesforce work with outcomes like reduced ticket resolution time or improved pipeline visibility. That framing makes your visa sponsorship case much easier for a hiring manager to approve internally.
Ask about sponsorship directly but strategically
Raise sponsorship after you have demonstrated your value, typically after a strong first or second interview round. Asking too early can stall your application. Framing it as a future H-1B path rather than an immediate request tends to land better with hiring teams.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsoring employers
Migrate Mate filters Salesforce Business Analyst roles by employers with a history of H-1B sponsorship. Searching there saves significant time compared to manually screening postings where sponsorship willingness is never stated upfront in the job description.
Salesforce Business Analyst OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Salesforce Business Analyst role qualify for STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not the job title. If you graduated with a STEM-designated degree such as information systems, computer science, or management information systems, you qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension regardless of your role title. Confirm your degree's CIP code with your DSO before accepting an offer.
How do I find Salesforce Business Analyst jobs that sponsor H-1B visas?
Most job postings don't state sponsorship availability upfront, which makes screening time-consuming. Migrate Mate surfaces Salesforce Business Analyst roles from employers with documented H-1B sponsorship histories, so you can focus your applications on companies already familiar with the process rather than discovering their policy during final-round interviews.
Can I work as a Salesforce Business Analyst on OPT without a Salesforce certification?
Yes, OPT authorization is tied to your degree field and graduation date, not your certifications. That said, employers sponsoring international candidates often want to minimize perceived risk. Holding a Salesforce Administrator or Business Analyst certification significantly strengthens your candidacy and makes the sponsorship conversation easier when it comes up.
What happens to my OPT if my Salesforce Business Analyst contract ends before my authorized period?
F-1 OPT allows a cumulative 90-day unemployment period. If your contract ends, that 90-day clock starts running. You can take on a new qualifying position in your field of study to pause it. Staying in roles directly related to your degree keeps you in status, so document how Salesforce BA work connects to your academic background.
Is Salesforce Business Analyst work considered directly related to a business or IT degree for OPT purposes?
USCIS and your DSO evaluate whether employment is directly related to your major field of study, not your job title specifically. Salesforce BA roles typically involve requirements gathering, data analysis, and systems configuration, work that aligns clearly with business administration, information systems, or computer science degrees. Keep documentation connecting your daily responsibilities to your degree program.