Pediatric Clinical Social Worker - Per Diem

University of California San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

19h•$67

About The Position

The Clinical Social Worker II or Clinical Social Worker III’s (LCSW) primary responsibilities are psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, brief therapeutic interventions, consultation, education, community linkages, supportive services, and facilitate the plan of care through the health care continuum for patients, families, and staff, with particular focus on high-risk populations. The CSWII/III acts as a consultant to the clinical team, service lines and other departments and participates in program development and quality improvement initiatives. The Clinical Social Worker II/III will provide therapeutic support to patients and their families followed by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital – San Francisco. The CSWII/III coordinates resources and services in response to a patient’s psychosocial needs while collaborating with care team members to support timely and safe discharges and/or meet the continuum of care needs within the fiscal realities of the case. The CSW II/III 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. The CSW II/III will participate in department education and practice improvement activities. The CSW III has advanced clinical knowledge and skills and is distinguished from the CSW II by leadership activities including participation in advanced program planning, provision of educational programs, clinical supervision, and consultation to the clinical team, other departments, and the community. The CSW II/III will provide social work services to any patient regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social, cultural, educational or religious background, language, age, ancestry, citizenship, color, national origin, race, presence of mental or physical disability, source of payment for care, medical condition, marital status or status as a veteran. The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements

Master’s degree from a CSWE accredited school of Social Work.
Current California State License of Clinical Social Work in good standing (CSW III).
Experience (internship/career) in a healthcare, mental health, and/or child protection working with children and families.
Experience in crisis de-escalation and trauma informed care.
Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
Demonstrates resourcefulness, effective written and oral communication, diplomacy, and organizational and analytic skills.
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.
Proficient text/pager, telephone, and computer skills including the use of the internet.
This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
Current California State License of Clinical Social Work in good standing (CSW III)
Equal Employment Opportunity The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with pediatric patients, preferred.
Second language, Spanish.

Responsibilities

Psychosocial assessment
Crisis intervention
Counseling
Brief therapeutic interventions
Consultation
Education
Community linkages
Supportive services
Facilitate the plan of care through the health care continuum for patients, families, and staff, with particular focus on high-risk populations
Acts as a consultant to the clinical team, service lines and other departments and participates in program development and quality improvement initiatives
Provide therapeutic support to patients and their families followed by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital – San Francisco
Coordinates resources and services in response to a patient’s psychosocial needs while collaborating with care team members to support timely and safe discharges and/or meet the continuum of care needs within the fiscal realities of the case
Participate in department education and practice improvement activities
Provide social work services to any patient regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social, cultural, educational or religious background, language, age, ancestry, citizenship, color, national origin, race, presence of mental or physical disability, source of payment for care, medical condition, marital status or status as a veteran