CLIN SOCIAL WORKER 1 EX CEH

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Social Worker I/II (CSW) provides comprehensive psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention and 5150 services, counseling, brief therapeutic interventions, consultation, education, outreach, community linkages, and facilitates the plan of care for patients with particular focus on high-risk populations. Additionally, the incumbent provides mental status examinations and diagnoses using the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM5-TR); consultation to a multi-disciplinary treatment team; acts as liaison to hospital and community resources; maintains client records according to California State Medi-Cal and San Francisco City and County requirements; records data as required by Department of Public Health, attends staff meetings and participates in training sessions and performs other duties as assigned. The incumbent demonstrates cultural sensitivity in working with patients regardless of race, gender identity, religious affiliation, cultural beliefs, sexual orientation, etc. The incumbent will practice within the scope of UCSF’s mission statement: Caring, Healing, Teaching, Discovering; and the values statement of UCSF’s Everyday PRIDE: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, Excellence. As employees of UCSF and contractors with the City of San Francisco/ Department of Public Health, 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. Under the general supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the Clinical Social Worker I/II works within the innovative Citywide Stabilization Program, which utilizes a proactive, client-centered approach to engage and treat adults with severe mental illness who are often dually diagnosed and unhoused. 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. The CSW I/II works collaboratively with the behavioral health system of care to develop creative treatment strategies. The incumbents job duties may include but not limited to below: Intensive Case Management: The incumbent carries a caseload of high risk and vulnerable patients that are struggling to engage with necessary mental health care. The service delivery will include low threshold intensive case management, stabilization, and linkage to the appropriate level of care. CARE Court: This position works with clients involved in the Citywide CARE Court program, referred by the Department of Public Health CARE Court Program, and provides intensive case management services to clients for the duration of their time in CARE Court. Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT)- Provides intensive case management to adults that are either court ordered to treatment or voluntarily agreed to treatment after meeting the legal threshold for AOT. These individuals require specialized treatment engagement.

Requirements

Must demonstrate cultural sensitivity in working with patients regardless of race, gender identity, religious affiliation, cultural beliefs, sexual orientation, etc.
Must practice within the scope of UCSF’s mission statement: Caring, Healing, Teaching, Discovering; and the values statement of UCSF’s Everyday PRIDE: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, Excellence.
As employees of UCSF and contractors with the City of San Francisco/ Department of Public Health 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.
Works within the innovative Citywide Stabilization Program, which utilizes a proactive, client-centered approach to engage and treat adults with severe mental illness who are often dually diagnosed and unhoused.
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.
Works collaboratively with the behavioral health system of care to develop creative treatment strategies.
Carries a caseload of high risk and vulnerable patients that are struggling to engage with necessary mental health care.
Service delivery will include low threshold intensive case management, stabilization, and linkage to the appropriate level of care.
Works with clients involved in the Citywide CARE Court program, referred by the Department of Public Health CARE Court Program, and provides intensive case management services to clients for the duration of their time in CARE Court.
Provides intensive case management to adults that are either court ordered to treatment or voluntarily agreed to treatment after meeting the legal threshold for AOT.
These individuals require specialized treatment engagement.

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention and 5150 services, counseling, brief therapeutic interventions, consultation, education, outreach, community linkages, and facilitates the plan of care for patients with particular focus on high-risk populations.
Provides mental status examinations and diagnoses using the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM5-TR).
Provides consultation to a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
Acts as liaison to hospital and community resources.
Maintains client records according to California State Medi-Cal and San Francisco City and County requirements.
Records data as required by Department of Public Health.
Attends staff meetings and participates in training sessions.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Demonstrates cultural sensitivity in working with patients regardless of race, gender identity, religious affiliation, cultural beliefs, sexual orientation, etc.
Works within the innovative Citywide Stabilization Program, which utilizes a proactive, client-centered approach to engage and treat adults with severe mental illness who are often dually diagnosed and unhoused.
Carries a caseload of high risk and vulnerable patients that are struggling to engage with necessary mental health care.
Provides low threshold intensive case management, stabilization, and linkage to the appropriate level of care.
Works with clients involved in the Citywide CARE Court program, referred by the Department of Public Health CARE Court Program, and provides intensive case management services to clients for the duration of their time in CARE Court.
Provides intensive case management to adults that are either court ordered to treatment or voluntarily agreed to treatment after meeting the legal threshold for AOT.