CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK CHIEF I

Posting number: Y9020K

Department: HEALTH SERVICES

Job classification: CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK CHIEF I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Administration

Summary

Y9020K

EXAM NUMBER

Y9020K

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

We welcome applications from anyone!

FILING START DATE

The application filing period will begin on May 28, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) – Continuous. 

We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

WHY WORK FOR US?

LA Health Services is LA County’s integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are. 

We serve as the safety net for more than 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status. As one connected system, we deliver extraordinary care—from prevention and primary care to emergency, specialty, trauma, and recovery services across Los Angeles County. 

With more than 2.9 million visits annually and a workforce of over 23,000 dedicated staff, LA Health Services is proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care to everyone, no matter how they come through our doors.

Explore our one system of hospitals and community health centers: Our Locations – Health Services Los Angeles County

MISSION:

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

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Examples of duties

Plans, coordinates and directs the clinical social work services.

Supervises directly and through subordinate supervisors the clinical social work staff.

Participates with hospital administration, medical administration, and professional staff of other subject areas in the formulation of programs, policies, and procedures to integrate and coordinate services.

Develops and implements programs, policies, and procedures pertaining to the delivery of clinical social work services to patients and their families as well as those pertaining to the licensure and certification of professional social work staff.

Prepares performance evaluations of direct subordinate staff and reviews performance evaluations completed by subordinate supervisors.

Evaluates existing and future clinical social work service needs in order to develop and establish goals, objectives and standards for the provision of clinical social work services.

Plans, directs, and assigns the work of staff who report directly to them..

Plans and implements, in cooperation with schools of social work, a student affiliate program for supervised field work experience.

Interprets social work policies, programs, and procedures to other subject areas, departments, agencies, organizations and the public.

Resolves grievances, disciplinary actions, and other staff-related matters.

Conducts periodic quality assurance meetings with subordinate staff to establish, document, and review quality improvement trends and to implement plans for improvement.

Develops and implements an ongoing employee orientation and in-service training program to promote staff development and to interpret policies, procedures, and programs.

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