SENIOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

Posting number: PH9019C-EA

Department: PUBLIC HEALTH

Job classification: SENIOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Health

Summary

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior 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.

During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Senior Clinical Social Worker.

DEFINITION:
Provides professional social work services to patients and families presenting difficult and complex medical and related psycho-social problems; or, in addition to providing direct patient services, has responsibility for the social work activities of a small social work unit in a community ambulatory care setting.

For information about the specific classification standards for this position, please visit the following link: Senior Clinical Social Worker.

Examples of duties

• Interviews and evaluates patients and family members to identify social, emotional, and economic factors which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.
• Develops social/emotional assessments and formulates diagnoses and treatment plans based upon evaluation of the patient's past, present and future medical and socioeconomic functioning.
• Develops and implements psychosocial therapy programs for patients utilizing a variety of therapeutic methods and techniques.
• Provides consultation services to multi-disciplinary team members by evaluating the environmental and psychosocial implications of the patient's illness when the team is assessing and planning medical treatment.
• Develops and utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the patients.
• Confers with representatives of other departments and private agencies to resolve problems and to develop and maintain public understanding and sound working relationships.
• Participates as a member of administrative, educational, professional, and community committees for program planning.
• Plans, assigns, directs, and evaluates the work of a small social work unit comprised of one professional social worker and a limited number of support staff in a community ambulatory medical setting.
• Provides technical instructions through regular individual staff conferences.
• Provides orientation to multi-disciplinary health staff to further their understanding of the social worker's role in the treatment process.
• Conduct research studies and special projects to develop more effective methods of identifying and evaluating the needs of patients as needed.
• Writes case summaries and reports which document the social/emotional assessments and diagnoses made and treatment rendered in accordance with applicable regulatory standards for medical treatment.
• Complies workload data to monitor levels of service and to establish budget and revenue projections.
• Submits recommendations for charge to current social work services programs and procedures as needed.
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