Clin Social Worker

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. The CSWII/III acts as a consultant to the clinical team, service lines and other departments and participates in program development and quality improvement initiatives.

The Clinical Social Worker II/III will provide therapeutic support to patients and their families followed by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital – San Francisco. This CSW II/III is a pediatric social worker who will provide guidance, empowerment, and assistance for patients and families as they navigate their wellness paths. The CSWII/III coordinates resources and services in response to a patient’s psychosocial needs while collaborating with care team members to support timely and safe discharges and/or meet the continuum of care needs within the fiscal realities of the case.

The CSW II/III will practice within the scope of UCSF’s mission statement:
Caring, Healing, Teaching, Discovering; and the values statement of UCSF’s Everyday PRIDE:
Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, and Excellence.

The CSW II/III will participate in department education and practice improvement activities. The CSW III has advanced clinical knowledge and skills and is distinguished from the CSW II by leadership activities including participation in advanced program planning, provision of educational programs, clinical supervision, and consultation to the clinical team, other departments, and the community. The CSW II/III will provide social work services to any patient regardless of gender, gender 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 and will provide age-appropriate assessments, interpretation of data, and delivery of interventions.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification  positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

The salary range for this position is $41.79 - $72.17 (Hourly Rate).

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Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery service offers a broad scope of outpatient and inpatient services for the diagnosis and surgical management of both adult and pediatric ear, nose and throat problems; head and neck surgery; and plastic and reconstructive surgery of the face.

Specialty programs include Otology and Neurotology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rhinology and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Endocrine (Thyroid and Parathyroid) Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Facial Plastic surgery, and Allergy.

• 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.
• Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
• Demonstrates resourcefulness, effective written and oral communication, diplomacy, organizational and analytic skills.
• Self-directed, assertive and creative in problem solving, systems planning and patient care management in a high volume work environment.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with…