Social Worker Supervisor - Care Management - 133907

UC San Diego Health is comprised of UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest and Jacobs Medical Center, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Institute, Moore Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute and the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, all in La Jolla, as well as primary care and same-day services at clinics throughout Southern California. UC San Diego Medical Center is home to the area's only Regional Burn Center and one of only two Level 1 trauma centers in the county.

Clinical Social Work involves crisis intervention, psychosocial patient assessments and interventions, mandated reporting, information and referral, non-medical discharge planning, and coordination of health and mental health services with community providers. Clinical Social Workers work in concert with physicians nurses, care managers, and other allied health professionals. Social Workers assist patients and their families with addressing and resolving the social, financial, and psychological problems related to their health conditions and facilitates the patient movement through the health continuum. At the direction of the Social Work Manager, the Social Work Supervisor shares responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Care Management department, including direct supervision of professional or skilled technical employees. The Supervisor's primary responsibility is facilitating patient flow. They demonstrate expertise and the ability to implement timely transitions of care with plans that are safe, effective, and focused on preventing unplanned returns to the ED and/or hospital.

Key Responsibilities:

• Keeps staff and patient care teams informed of processes, technology, regulation, and quality standards

• Collaborates with management on operational and performance issues and the development of new plans and programs to improve social work services or integration across the spectrum of care coordination services

• Evaluates subordinate staff and participates in decision-making on hiring, salary actions, terminations, performance ratings, and other human resources matters

• Pursues professional development and facilitates access to ongoing training, staff development, and educational opportunities for subordinate staff

• Functions as a resource on clinical social work issues, including interventions, crisis management, and patient advocacy

• Ensures adequate orientation, training, and mentoring of new staff

• Other duties as assigned

• Master's degree in Social Work
• License Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)issued by the State of California
• A minimum of five (5+) or more years of relevant experience.
• Experience and proven success in ability to effectively manage the complex workflow and multiple priorities involved with care management and social work.

• Experience in an acute care hospital or Emergency Department setting.

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical

If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.

UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading-edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service. Our facilities include two university hospitals, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the only Burn Center in the county, and and dozens of outpatient clinics. We invite you to join our team!

Applications/Resumes are accepted for current job openings only. For full consideration on any job, applications must be received prior to the initial closing date. If a job has an extended deadline, applications/resumes will be considered during the extension period; however, a job may be filled before the extended date is reached.

To foster the best possible working and learning environment, UC San Diego strives to cultivate a rich and diverse environment, inclusive and supportive of all students, faculty, staff and visitors. For more information, please visit UC San Diego Principles of Community.

UC San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

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UC San Diego Health maintains a marijuana and drug free environment. Employees may be subject to drug screening.

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Abusive Conduct in the Workplace