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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Clinical Social Worker intervenes with patients who have complex psychosocial needs, require ass |
| > | istance with eligibility determination for social programs and funding sources, and quality for comm | ||||
| > | unity assistance from a variety of special funds and agencies. In addition, offers crisis interventi | ||||
| > | on to patients and families with psychosocial needs, and coordinates and facilitates the development | ||||
| > | of a discharge plan of care. The Clinical Social Worker coordinates resources and services in respo | ||||
| > | nse to a patient’s psychosocial needs while collaborating with Case Managers, Nursing Staff, Medical | ||||
| > | Staff, and ancillary departments with the goal of supporting a timely and safe discharge and/or mee | ||||
| > | ting the continuing care needs within the fiscal realities of the case. The CSW will practice within | ||||
| > | the scope of UCSF’s mission statement: Caring, Healing, Teaching, Discovering; and the values state | ||||
| > | ment of UCSF’s Everyday PRIDE: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, Excellence. | ||||
| 2 | The Clinical Social Worker intervenes with patients who have complex psychosocial needs, require ass | ||||
| > | istance with eligibility determination for social programs and funding sources, and quality for comm | ||||
| > | unity assistance from a variety of special funds and agencies. In addition, offers crisis intervent | ||||
| > | ion to patients and families with psychosocial needs, and coordinates and facilitates the developmen | ||||
| > | t of a discharge plan of care. The Clinical Social Worker coordinates resources and services in resp | ||||
| > | onse to a patient’s psychosocial needs while collaborating with Case Managers, Nursing Staff, Medica | ||||
| > | l Staff, and ancillary departments with the goal of supporting a timely and safe discharge and/or me | ||||
| > | eting the continuing care needs within the fiscal realities of the case. The CSW will practice with | ||||
| > | in the scope of UCSF’s mission statement: Caring, Healing, Teaching, Discovering; and the values sta | ||||
| > | tement of UCSF’s Everyday PRIDE: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, Excellence. The CSW | ||||
| > | will participate in department education and practice improvement activities. The CSW works in a co | ||||
| > | llaborative practice model, facilitating care coordination with the multidisciplinary treatment team | ||||
| > | for care progression to optimize patient outcomes and timely discharge when patient is deemed medic | ||||
| > | ally ready. The CSW will provide social work services to any patient regardless of gender, gender id | ||||
| > | entity, sexual orientation, social, cultural, educational or religious background, language, age, an | ||||
| > | cestry, 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 CSW III (LCSW) h | ||||
| > | as advanced clinical knowledge and skills and participates in leadership activities including advanc | ||||
| > | ed program planning, provision of educational programs, clinical supervision, consultation to the cl | ||||
| > | inical team, other departments, and the community. DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: Per Diems help cover staf | ||||
| > | fing gaps including leaves, sick calls and extended vacations. Shifts are variable. At UCSF Benioff | ||||
| > | Children's Hospital, we understand that hospitalization, illness or injury can be extremely stressfu | ||||
| > | l. Clinical Social Workers are available in every area of the hospital to help patients and their fa | ||||
| > | milies cope with a broad range of psychological stressors related to illness and being in the medica | ||||
| > | l environment. Our Social Workers are part of the health care team to support patients through the c | ||||
| > | ontinuum of care. We strive to reduce health disparities to increase access to care through a trauma | ||||
| > | informed and anti-racist approach. Our Social Workers act as patient advocates by serving as counse | ||||
| > | lors, helping to find resources and solving problems. Any concerns related to the psychological, pra | ||||
| > | ctical and social well-being of each patient or their loved ones may be discussed openly with our so | ||||
| > | cial workers. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The CSW will participate in department education and practice improvement activities. The CSW works |
| > | in a collaborative practice model, facilitating care coordination with the multidisciplinary treatm | ||||
| > | ent team for care progression to optimize patient outcomes and timely discharge when patient is deem | ||||
| > | ed medically ready. The CSW will provide social work services to any patient regardless of gender, g | ||||
| > | ender 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. | ||||
| 5 | MINIMUM REQUIRED: 1. Master’s degree from a CSWE accredited school of Social Work. 2. Current Califo | 4 | |||
| > | rnia State License of Clinical Social Work in good standing (CSW III). 3. Experience (internship/car | ||||
| > | eer) in a healthcare, mental health, and/or child protection working with children and families. 4. | ||||
| > | Experience in crisis de-escalation and trauma informed care. 5. Knowledge and abilities essential to | ||||
| > | the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position. 6. Demonstrates resourcefulness, | ||||
| > | effective written and oral communication, diplomacy, and organizational and analytic skills. 7. Sel | ||||
| > | f-directed, assertive and creative in problem solving, systems planning and patient care management | ||||
| > | in a high-volume work environment. 8. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with interdisc | ||||
| > | iplinary teams. 9. Proficient text/pager, telephone, and computer skills including the use of the in | ||||
| > | ternet. 10. This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locatio | ||||
| > | ns. PREFERRED: 1. Experience working with pediatric patients, preferred. 2. Second language, Spanish | ||||
| > | . LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: 1. Current California State License of Clinical Social Work in good stand | ||||
| > | ing (CSW III). | ||||
| 5 | The CSW III (LCSW) has advanced clinical knowledge and skills and participates in leadership activi | ||||
| > | ties including advanced program planning, provision of educational programs, clinical supervision, c | ||||
| > | onsultation to the clinical team, other departments, and the community. | ||||
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| 7 | DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: | ||||
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| 9 | Per Diems help cover staffing gaps including leaves, sick calls and extended vacations. Shifts are | ||||
| > | variable. | ||||
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| 11 | At UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, we understand that hospitalization, illness or injury can be e | ||||
| > | xtremely stressful. Clinical Social Workers are available in every area of the hospital to help pati | ||||
| > | ents and their families cope with a broad range of psychological stressors related to illness and be | ||||
| > | ing in the medical environment. Our Social Workers are part of the health care team to support patie | ||||
| > | nts through the continuum of care. We strive to reduce health disparities to increase access to care | ||||
| > | through a trauma informed and anti-racist approach. | ||||
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| 13 | Our Social Workers act as patient advocates by serving as counselors, helping to find resources and | ||||
| > | solving problems. Any concerns related to the psychological, practical and social well-being of eac | ||||
| > | h patient or their loved ones may be discussed openly with our social workers. | ||||