Senior Medical Social Worker (2922) - Citywide - H00160
About The Position
Senior Medical Social Workers advocate for clients and work jointly with team members to assess patients’ medical needs, treatment, and the social, emotional, and psychological consequences of illness. The role may supervise Medical Social Workers and auxiliary personnel, plan and develop medical social services, assign staff, and handle the more difficult medical social work cases. Senior Medical Social Workers review subordinate staff casework and records and make corrections or adjustments when needed. The position works as part of an interdisciplinary team, collaborates with medical professionals and consultants on case problems and referrals, interprets and enforces applicable regulations and policies, and determines and uses community resources to benefit patients. It also monitors client care planning, participates in preparing and maintaining case records, and prepares or supervises periodic performance reports and related statistics. Other duties may be assigned or required. The Department of Public Health serves San Francisco through its hospitals, clinics, programs, and offices. Employees should expect to work in person across these settings. Some positions may involve direct work with people in locked jails or psychiatric facilities, people experiencing homelessness, and individuals who have or carry infectious or communicable diseases.
Requirements
- Current Clinical Social Worker licensure (LCSW) issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, as required under Title 22, California Administrative Code, Section 70055; licensure must remain current throughout employment.
- Two years of post-Master Medical Social Worker experience in a licensed healthcare setting.
- Meet the minimum qualifications by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
- Achieve a passing score on the Training and Experience Assessment to continue in the selection process.
Responsibilities
- Advocate for clients and work with team members to assess medical needs, treatment, and the social, emotional, and psychological consequences of illness.
- May supervise Medical Social Workers and auxiliary personnel.
- Plan and develop medical social services and assign staff.
- Handle the more difficult medical social work cases.
- Review casework and related records of subordinate Medical Social Workers and ancillary staff, and make corrections or adjustments where indicated.
- Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Collaborate with medical professionals and consultants on social work case problems and referrals.
- Carry out, interpret, and enforce applicable regulations, legal provisions, policies, and procedures for Medical Social Workers, medical vendors, and other concerned parties.
- Conduct interviews with Medical Social Workers related to medical care and treatment of individual cases.
- Determine and use community resources to benefit medical care patients.
- Monitor planning for client care.
- Participate in preparing and maintaining individual medical social work case records as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Prepare or supervise the preparation of periodic performance reports and related statistics.
- Perform other duties as assigned or required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
