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UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Clinical Social Worker 2

Mental & Behavioral HealthConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA$45 - $77.66

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's degree from a Council on Social Work Education-accredited school of Social Work.
  • Knowledge of relevant community resources commensurate with illness, symptoms, mental status, and impairments in functioning, and knowledge of the medical and psychological sequelae of illness and its impact on social functioning, which may be specific to the patient population.
  • Demonstrates resourcefulness, effective written and oral communication, diplomacy, and organizational and analytic skills.
  • Is self-directed, assertive, and creative in problem solving, systems planning, and patient care management in a high-volume work environment.
  • Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams.
  • Basic pager, telephone, and computer skills, including use of the internet.
  • Flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
  • Current California State License of Clinical Social Work in good standing.
  • Three years of experience in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

  • Provide psychosocial assessment and interventions based on preliminary risk screening, assessing patients’ and families’ psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness, and ability to cope.
  • Intervene with patients and families regarding the emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness or disability, and seek support from a Clinical Social Worker III as appropriate for complex family dynamics that directly affect patient care and discharge.
  • For patients with significant or intensive psychosocial needs, serve as primary care manager in collaboration with the case manager to manage clinical resources and transition planning from admission through discharge; identify and eliminate barriers to clinical services needed to advance care and support timely discharge when medically ready.
  • Meet with providers, the care team, and the patient to identify medical-readiness goals and formulate primary and backup discharge plans.
  • Coordinate and lead multidisciplinary rounds, monitor discharge milestones, assign accountability for tasks, and proactively identify, address, or escalate barriers to timely discharge.
  • Reassess patients as needed and make real-time adjustments to discharge plans.
  • Complete required documentation in APeX screens and patient records.
  • Participate as an active interdisciplinary team member on complex psychosocial cases, contributing to team goal-setting and plans of care through attendance, participation, and facilitation of multidisciplinary rounds.
  • Participate in discharge planning for complex patients, supporting timely discharge when medically ready and appropriate linkage with post-discharge care providers.
  • Facilitate care coordination with the multidisciplinary treatment team to support care progression, optimize patient outcomes, and enable timely discharge when medically ready.
  • Educate patients, families, and physicians about post-acute options and address issues of choice.
  • Assess, intervene in, and report domestic violence, child or elder abuse, and other reportable situations in accordance with legal mandates and UCSF policies and procedures.
  • Collaborate with Psychiatry and other appropriate teams on cases involving psychiatric holds, primary mental health or substance abuse problems, or patients expressing suicidal or homicidal ideation.
  • Serve as a resource person and provide counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end-of-life issues.
  • Identify surrogate decision-makers, facilitate completion of Advance Health Care Directives and POLST forms, and, when appropriate, coordinate applications for probate conservatorship.
  • Submit documentation and statistical data accurately and completely within Department standards and timelines.
  • Attend department, hospital, and community in-services related to the field of practice.
  • Participate in quality-improvement activities and program planning for the Department, Hospital, and Service Lines.
  • Provide oversight and direction for activities delegated to and performed by the Resource Coordinator and/or Patient Care Navigator.
  • When available and under the Social Work Supervisor’s direction, provide clinical supervision to Clinical Social Worker II staff for LCSW licensure in compliance with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
  • Participate in coverage as needed and assigned.
  • Comply with UCSF policies relevant to the scope of work.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Provide coverage for absent staff and short-term work on specific projects.
  • Provide social work services to patients regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social, cultural, educational, or religious background, language, age, ancestry, citizenship, color, national origin, race, disability, source of payment for care, medical condition, marital status, or veteran status.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience, including internship or career experience, in a healthcare and/or hospital setting is preferred.
  • Hospital-setting experience is preferred.

About the Company

UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

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