2922-Senior Medical Social Worker

Job Description

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

JOB CODE TITLE: SENIOR MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER

JOB CODE: 2922

INTRODUCTION

Under direction, provides consultation and may perform the more difficult medical social work duties; acts as an advocate for clients; interprets, implements, and enforces existing legal provisions, policies, rules, regulations, and procedures; conducts mandatory reporting activities; works jointly with team members in assessing patient medical needs, treatment, and the social, emotional, and psychological consequences of illness; performs individual therapy and group therapy; may assign and direct the work of interviewing and investigating clients; reviews cases processed by staff workers; and performs related duties as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

Class 2922 Senior Medical Social Worker is distinguished from class 2920 Medical Social Worker, which is the journey level classification in the series, in that class 2922 Senior Medical Social Worker may provide clinical supervision over class 2920 Medical Social Workers, performs the more complex and difficult cases and requires licensure as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Class 2922 Senior Medical Social Worker is distinguished from class 2924 Medical Social Work Supervisor in that the class 2924 Medical Social Work Supervisor provides clinical supervision to a group that may include class 2922 Senior Medical Social Workers and class 2920 Medical Social Workers and ancillary staff.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May supervise Medical Social Workers and other ancillary staff.

MAJOR, IMPORTANT, AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. May supervise several Medical Social Workers and auxiliary personnel; plans and develops medical social services and assigns staff.

2. Responsible for the more difficult medical social work cases; reviews casework and related records of subordinate Medical Social Workers and ancillary staff; makes corrections and adjustments where indicated.

3. Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team and collaborates with medical professionals and consultants on various social work case problems and referrals.

4. Carries out, interprets, and enforces existing regulations, legal provisions, l policies and procedures to Medical Social Workers, medical vendors and other concerned agents, organizations, and individuals; conducts interviews with Medical Social Workers relative to medical care and treatment of individual cases.

5. Determines and utilizes community resources to benefit medical care patients; monitors planning of care of clients.

6. As part of an interdisciplinary team, participates in the preparation and maintenance of individual medical social work case records; prepares or supervises the preparation of periodic performance reports and related statistics.

IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of: Social work theories, principles and techniques; Federal, State and local laws, administrative codes, rules and regulations; contemporary medical and psychosocial issues and health trends.

Ability and Skill to: Apply social work methodology; develop and maintain professional working relationships; provide consultation in handling the special and more difficult medical social work cases; perform evaluation and research; written communication skills; oral communication skills; basic computer skills; leadership skills; train, evaluate, and supervise others; be sensitive to cultural diversity.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education:

Experience:

Two years post-Master Medical Social Worker experience in a licensed healthcare setting.

License and Certification:

Possession of current Clinical Social Worker licensure (LCSW) issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as required under Title 22, California Administrative Code, Section 70055.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Licensed healthcare setting refers to a licensed hospital, community health center or facility, licensed home health agency, licensed mental health agency, licensed community and ambulatory center, and clinics meeting federal, state, and local regulations

PROMOTIVE LINES

FROM: 2920 Medical Social Worker

TO: 2924 Medical Social Work Supervisor

ORIGINATION DATE: 1961

AMENDED DATE: 11/21/02, 07/15/16

REASON FOR AMENDMENT To accurately reflect the current tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities defined in the most recent job analysis conducted for this job code.

BUSINESS UNIT(S): COMMN SFMTA

Standard Information

Disaster Service Work

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

Historic and future compensation