Social Services Supervisor - Case Management - Los Alamitos - FT Days

University of California System•Los Alamitos, CA

28d•Onsite

About The Position

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org. Position Summary: Social Services Supervisor holds LCSW license in good standing. Provides social work services to patients and families to facilitate their ability to cope with the psychological and social problems related to illness. Provides abuse detection and reporting, information and referral, consultation and counseling and assistance with discharge planning. Participates in interdisciplinary care process, in services and other education programs of the hospital. This position requires knowledge of developmental stages as service is provided to infant, child, adolescent, Pediatric, and geriatric populations. This position also requires knowledge of cultural influences in response to illness as there is some cultural diversity in the population served. This position provides oversite to other BSW, MSW, LCSW, prepared social workers to ensure departmental goals, performance improvement measures, and other metrics are obtained/maintained.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social work from an accredited university
Current LCSW license
At least 1 year in acute care medical facility preferred, or related experience in medical setting
Excellent verbal, written and computer skills
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Knowledge of internal policies and State/Federal regulations related to discharge planning and social services
Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms

Responsibilities

Provides social work services to patients and families to facilitate their ability to cope with the psychological and social problems related to illness.
Provides abuse detection and reporting, information and referral, consultation and counseling and assistance with discharge planning.
Participates in interdisciplinary care process, in services and other education programs of the hospital.
Provides oversite to other BSW, MSW, LCSW, prepared social workers to ensure departmental goals, performance improvement measures, and other metrics are obtained/maintained.