University of California- Davis Health Hiring for Hospice Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Social Worker (CLIN LIC SOCIAL WORKER) at Sacramento, CA  Full Time

Home Care Clinical Social Work services are provided to individuals and families in their place of residence for the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health, or minimizing the effects of illness and disability. The Home Care Clinical Social Worker (MSW/LCSW) provides comprehensive clinical social services that are appropriate to the needs of the individual patient, family, and caregivers, and functions as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team.

Apply By Date

October 14, 2023 at 11:59 pm (Interviews for this position with begin ASAP)

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid California Board of Behavioral Sciences Licensed Clinical Social Worker license without restrictions.
• Master’s Degree in social work from an accredited school of social work.
• Experience within an acute medical hospital, mental health setting, and/or health care clinic.
• Skills, knowledge and ability working with death/dying/bereavement issues.
• Ability to assess adjustment to illness and coping, as well as provide brief counseling for individual/family and/or group.
• Knowledge of suicidal behavior, the ability to assess lethality, and the ability to develop appropriate safety plans with the patient and provide recommendations for follow-up care to the patient and interdisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of child abuse, elder abuse, and domestic violence reporting requirements, and other significant legislation and laws regulating social work
• practice, e.g., Tarasoff, patient confidentiality, etc. Ability to make appropriate interventions based on law and professional ethics.
• Knowledge of legal implications in clinical practice and documentation.
• Ability to provide consultation, interpret clinical findings and diagnosis, make recommendations regarding treatment, care and disposition.
• Skills, knowledge and ability to complete psychosocial assessments for pediatric/adult/geriatric populations.
• Experience within an acute medical hospital, mental health setting and/or health care clinic.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage multiple levels of information and responsibilities, and to quickly assess complex problems to develop potential solutions.
• Ability to use clinical supervision to enhance professional growth and examine clinical work.
• Basic computer skills.

For Social Worker 2:

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work (ACSW preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Specialty social work certification from accredited organization such as the NASW, ACMA, etc.
• ACSW
• Two (2) years post-graduation experience.
• Prior home health, palliative care, and/or hospice social work experience.
• Proficiency with computer programs and experience with electronic medical records (EMR).

Department Description

The mission of Home Care Services is to provide exemplary home care that responds to the diverse physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients during the healing process. The Department provides compassionate, comprehensive, high-quality Human Services to restore and enhance the biopsychosocial and spiritual functioning of patients and their families. Services provided include: Hospice, Home Health, Bereavement, Home Based Palliative Care (HBPC), and Home Environment Assessment Program (HEAP). Social workers support patients with conditions that span the entire health continuum including end of life.

Home Care Services Social Workers work collaboratively and in concert with physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals. Clinical Social Workers assist patients and their families by addressing and resolving the social, financial and psychological problems related to their health condition and facilitate patient movement through the health continuum. Home Care Clinical Social Work services are provided to individuals and families in their place of residence for the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health, or minimizing the effects of illness and disability.

The Home Care Clinical Social Worker (MSW/LCSW) provides comprehensive clinical social services that are appropriate to the needs of the individual patient, family and caregivers and functions as an integral member of the Interdisciplinary Team. The primary responsibilities for this position consist of providing a full range of evidence-based social work services to patients in Home Health, Hospice, HEAP and/or Home-Based Palliative Care. Social work interventions are patient-centered and guided by the patient’s cognitive, psychological, and emotional functioning, communication and learning capabilities, physical abilities, support system, living environment, and social determinants of health. Social work services include, but are not limited to, the following: biopsychosocial assessments, crisis interventions, suicide risk and safety planning, supportive counseling, grief counseling, abuse/neglect mandated reporting, symptom reduction, harm reduction, education and support to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient’s diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or life situation, and facilitating linkage to vital community-based resources for patients and families who are experiencing significant emotional, social, environmental, or financial stress due to hospitalization, acute, chronic, or terminal illness and/or who need help in meeting their continuing care needs. The Clinical Social Worker must adhere to policies and procedures and adapt easily to changes to workflow, work standards, work practices and work assignments as a result of advancements in technology, healthcare coverage changes, new/revised regulatory requirements, and new social work practice standards and programs.

The Clinical Social Worker may be asked to participate in special projects and collect data to improve the quality of services delivered to patients. The supervisor and manager have total responsibility for work assigned, work schedules, performance evaluations, corrective action, promotion and dismissal.

Position Information

• Salary or Pay Range: $48.82 – $64.43
• Salary Frequency: Hourly
• Salary Grade: 145
• Number of Positions: 1
• Appointment Type: Career
• Percentage of Time: 50%
• Shift Hours: Part-time position; weekend and holiday coverage
• Location: Sacramento, CA
• Union Representation: Yes, this position is covered by a collective bargaining unit
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Hybrid/Remote/On-Site: On-Site

Benefits

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• High quality and low-cost medical plans to choose from to fit your family’s needs
• UC pays for Dental and Vision insurance premiums for you and your family
• Extensive Maternity and Paternity Leave Benefits
• 14 paid Holidays annually
• Vacation and Sick Leave accrual
• Annual Tuition Remission and Discounts for eligible positions
• Paid time off for Professional Development Training
• Access to free professional development courses and learning opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Wellness and on-site Employee Assistance Program including access to free mental health services
• Supplemental insurance offered including additional life, disability, short/long term disability, pet insurance and legal coverage
• Retirement benefit options including Pension, 403B, 475B and Deferred Compensation options for eligible roles
• UC Davis cares about building a community, which is why we provide resources to enhance as well as (ERGs) to support our staff

Special Requirements

• This position is a critical position and subject to a background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation including criminal history and identity checks.
• As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California , as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

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