Clinical Social Worker

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the Clinical Social Worker I/II works within the innovative Citywide Community Response (CCRT) program, which utilizes a proactive, client-centered, and trauma informed approach to treat adults admitted to Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. The incumbent will support both patients admitted to PES as well as carry an outpatient caseload. The incumbent will provide consultation and support to a multidisciplinary team in PES around appropriate resources for safe and effective hospital discharge planning as well as care coordination and treatment referrals to patients on the unit. The adults treated at PES are experiencing acute psychiatric crisis and/or substance use intoxication. The incumbent will provide comprehensive assessment, crisis intervention, 5150 services, case management, individual therapy, substance abuse services, psychoeducation, and linkage to long-term mental health treatment. This is a new and innovative program that will require the incumbent to have expertise in working the patients in need of complex clinical care, system navigation, and engagement. In addition to supporting PES with discharge planning, they will also carry a caseload of high risk and vulnerable patients that are struggling to engage with necessary mental health care. They will provide a new type of service delivery, including low threshold intensive case management. This program will be responsive to the needs of the Mental Health San Francisco (MHSF) initiative and will be fluid in service delivery based on the needs of the Behavioral Health Services under the Department of Public Health. As employees of UCSF and contractors with the City of San Francisco, we are essential workers and will continue to support and provide direct service during a natural disaster and or pandemic, this includes deployment which can include a temporary change in duties.

Requirements

Expertise in working with patients in need of complex clinical care, system navigation, and engagement.
Ability to provide a new type of service delivery, including low threshold intensive case management.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive assessment, crisis intervention, 5150 services, case management, individual therapy, substance abuse services, psychoeducation, and linkage to long-term mental health treatment.
Support patients admitted to PES and carry an outpatient caseload.
Provide consultation and support to a multidisciplinary team in PES around appropriate resources for safe and effective hospital discharge planning.
Provide care coordination and treatment referrals to patients on the unit.
Engage with patients in need of complex clinical care and system navigation.
Carry a caseload of high risk and vulnerable patients struggling to engage with necessary mental health care.
Provide low threshold intensive case management.
Continue to support and provide direct service during a natural disaster and or pandemic, which may include deployment and temporary change in duties.