Supervisor, Social Work (Palliative Care)

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

UPMC Palliative & Supportive Institute is hiring a Social Work Supervisor to join our team! The Supervisor, Social Work for Palliative Care oversees the social workers and coordinates the daily workflow. Also provides psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, individual, family and group counseling and, when appropriate, bereavement services. This role will support the social workers in 8 hospitals and work daylight shift Monday through Friday. No on call or weekends required. UPMC offers a generous benefits package, an expansive total rewards package, opportunity to grow your career and much more. Apply today!

Requirements

MSW from a CSWE accredited School of Social Work required.
5 or more years of relevant social work experience required.
Accredited Case Manager OR Certified Case Manager (CCM) OR Clinical Social Worker (CSW)

Responsibilities

Provides psychosocial expertise to the healthcare team. Identifies high-risk patients and families and provides clinical services to individuals, families and groups related to psychosocial issues.
Supports the Manager or Director in coordinating services in collaboration with care management practice within the facility.
Remain abreast of changes and advances in the field of Social Work, legislation related to current practice, insurance coverage issues as well as current knowledge of community programs and services and effectively communicates these changes to staff and administration.
Ensures consistent, quality social work services throughout the hospital coordinating appropriate staffing and scheduling to provide appropriate levels of service required to meet the needs of patients, families and staff.
Provides social work expertise/consultation to hospital staff, community and others requesting such services. Demonstrates the ability to effectively intervene with medically and psychosocially complex patients with the ability to understand complex dynamics related to the clinical situation.
Oversee the social work component of any quality initiatives related to the provision of social work services or social work practice. Handles patient / customer complaints as they relate to social work practice.
Responsible for following the mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could have affected the clinical care of any patient.
Maintains and reviews current policies and procedures related to social work. Recommends and develops new policies and procedures as needed in collaboration with manager, director and Corporate Care Management staff.
Provides input to budgeting activities related to staffing and operations. Accountable for administering special care funds as they relate to social work practice / patient and family need.
Organizes staff development programs for social workers as well as non-social work staff both within and outside of the organization.
Fosters positive relationships with community facilities and agencies. Functions as liaison between these agencies and the hospital. Works with Manager or Director to identify and eliminate service gaps.
Responsible for the performance evaluations and competencies of all social workers in area of responsibility. Coaches and mentors staff, enforces performance standards, provides disciplinary action and termination as necessary in collaboration with the Director. Participates in the recruitment, hiring, orientation, training and retention of new social work staff.
Coordinates social work student activities in collaboration with staff who act as Field Instructors and field liaison faculty from local colleges or universities with Schools of Social Work.
Provides social work coverage to any clinical area in need documenting interventions in accordance with all hospital or regulatory policies and procedures.
Coordinates social work services with other disciplines within the organization and represents the discipline of social work on hospital, community or other committees of interest.
Works collaboratively with staff to provide clinical supervision, develop population specific social work expertise as well as develop programming related to psychosocial issues in clinical areas.