Per Diem -Clinical Social Worker II or III - Days - Fountain Valley

About the Organization

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals, and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.

As Orange County’s only academic health system, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department, and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County, and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research, and medical education.

About the Role

The incumbent is responsible for delivering social services, including psychosocial evaluation and treatment, advocacy, teaching, referrals to community services, and assisting as needed with discharge planning. Participates in case coverage and other necessary support for other social workers in the Department of Clinical Social Work / Care Coordination. Participates in formal and informal teaching, including supervision of social work graduate students and in-service education for nurses, nursing students, medical residents, fellows, interns, and ancillary staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver social services, including psychosocial evaluation and treatment
• Provide advocacy and teaching to patients and families
• Make referrals to community services
• Assist with discharge planning
• Participate in case coverage and support for other social workers
• Engage in formal and informal teaching, including supervision of social work graduate students
• Provide in-service education for nurses, nursing students, medical residents, fellows, interns, and ancillary staff

Requirements

Clin Social Worker II

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to interpret and implement all applicable standards and regulations such as The Joint Commission, DHS, and the Child Abuse Registry
• Master's Degree in Social Work
• Knowledge of and ability to work within a complex health care system
• Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties

Clin Social Worker III

• Skills to interpret and implement hospital, JCAHO, Health Department, and Child Abuse Registry standards and regulations
• Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Knowledge of and ability to work within a complex health care system
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Current Clinical Social Work License issued by the Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications

Clin Social Worker II

• Bilingual Spanish skills to communicate effectively with patients and families
• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures, and forms

Clin Social Worker III

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures, and forms
• Currently possess an ASW License

Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Benefits

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include:

• Medical insurance
• Sick and vacation time
• Retirement savings plans
• Access to a number of discounts and perks