Clinical Social Worker 2 or 3 Per Diem

Job Summary

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, information, referral and linkage to community referrals for patients, their families and staff.
• Active member of the interdisciplinary team, specifically on complex psychosocial cases, contributing to team goal setting and plan of care.
• Inpatient CSWII/III develops and implements a safe discharge plan while the outpatient CSWII/III facilitates continued care planning.
• Focus for both is to address the biopsychosocial needs and adjustment to illness of the patient and their family while in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team members.
• Assess, intervene with and report domestic violence, child/elder abuse and other reportable situations in accordance with legal mandates and UCSF policy and procedure.
• Screens for suicidal/homicidal ideation and follow legal mandates, UCSF policy and procedures to assure patient safety.
• Collaborate with UCSF Psychiatry, Child or Mobile Crisis and other appropriate teams on cases meeting criteria for psychiatric holds or complex behavioral health concerns.
• Consult on challenging custody issues to clarify decision-making capacity, identify surrogate decision maker, facilitate completion of Advance Health Care Directive and/or POLST; when appropriate coordinate application for probate conservatorship or court order.
• Knowledge and utilization of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).
• Knowledge and skill with substance use and dependence assessment and intervention strategies, mental illness, end of life/bereavement, benefits and entitlements, and adjustment to illness.
• Complies with Department standards for timely submission, accuracy and completeness of documentation in the Medical Record and collects all required statistical data.
• Facilitates patient and family groups.
• Coordinate and facilitate patient and family meetings with the interdisciplinary team.
• Attends department, hospital and community in-services related to field of practice.
• May facilitate department, hospital and community in-services related to field of practice.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and program planning for the Department, Hospital and Service Lines.
• As available and under the direction of the Social Work Supervisor, CSW III’s provide clinical supervision to CSW II staff for the purpose of LCSW licensure in compliance with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).
• Participate in coverage as needed and assigned.
• Compliant with all UCSF policies relevant to scope of work.

Qualifications

• 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.