CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

About the role

The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Clinical Social Worker vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Responsibilities

• Conducts interviews, assessments, and evaluations of patients and family members to identify social, emotional, and economic factors which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.
• Develops and implements a social work treatment plan to be offered to patients and family members based upon an analysis of the patient's psychosocial factors and medical illness.
• Selects, makes referrals to, coordinates, and utilizes community resources/agencies, other professional disciplines, and County departments to provide services in accordance with the patient treatment plan.
• Provides psychosocial therapy using a variety of treatment methods, such as individual, family or group therapy sessions.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary health team conferences to formulate the overall patient care plans by interpreting to the team the psychosocial aspects of the patient's illness.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary orientation sessions and in-service training for other disciplines through lectures and group discussions to heighten awareness and increase understanding of the psychosocial problems associated with a particular illness.
• Serves as a social work team coordinator with responsibility for case management and consultation with other team members, as needed.
• Attends in-service training programs, continuing professional education, seminars and workshops to maintain active licensure status as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in accordance with California state licensure requirements and to continue professional development in social work practice, mental health theory, and in the effective delivery of healthcare services.
• Participates on multi-disciplinary and clinical social work committees, including quality control groups, and may participate in research projects.
• Writes medical/social case summaries and reports documenting the social/emotional assessments and diagnosis made and the treatment rendered in accordance with utilization review standards issued by healthcare regulatory agencies.
• Collections workload data for budgeting purposes and for review by healthcare regulatory agencies.

Requirements

• A Master's Degree * in Social work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education including supervised clinical social work field work experience.
• A Master's Degree * in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education - AND - one (1) year of experience in medical, psychiatric, family, or child welfare social work involving problems of medical, mental, or emotional adjustment.
• An active and valid license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker** issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences or registration in good standing as an Associate Clinical Social Worker** with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences within six (6) months of employment.
• Associate Clinical Social Workers must remain in good standing with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for the duration of the waivers permitted by law, not to exceed six years.
• A current license to practice as a Clinical Social Worker issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences or registration in good standing as an Associate Clinical Social Worker with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences within six (6) months of employment.

License

To receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of all relevant official documents, including your diploma, transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution or email it to HRExams@ph.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application.