Social Worker Supervisor

The Social Work Supervisor provides leadership and supervision for the Social Worker group within the department. The Social Work Supervisor is responsible for the supervision and development of procedures and care provided by the Social Work staff, and for the professional oversight of the discipline. This includes monitoring the competency of staff members and the appropriateness of care provided to patients and their families.

This position provides direct supervision of the Social Work practice, assuring service excellence and compliance with all applicable hospital and departmental polices, laws, and department specific regulations. The Supervisor assists with the hiring and development of new employees, as well as assessment of productivity and appropriateness of team resources. This position is also responsible for the implementation and evaluation of performance improvement projects and related data, clinical procedures, protocols, research, and the education of the multi-disciplinary team members regarding social work procedures.

The supervisor is responsible for duties including education and mentoring of staff, managing social work clinic coverage and staff schedules. The supervisor may also provide direct patient care as required by programmatic needs. The Supervisor works in collaboration with a wide variety of internal and external constituents, including (but not limited to) team members, physicians, and staff throughout the UW Health continuum of care, patients, families, community services, and other health care system

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Knowledge of community resources such as housing, public assistance, and medication assistance programs
• · Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary services
• · Ability to work well with diverse individuals/populations such as LGBTQ and racial/ethnic minorities
• · Excellent interpersonal communication, organizational problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• · Ability to promote teamwork and to collaborate with a variety of professionals
• · Ability to direct the workload of others and develop their competencies and talents
• Master’s degree in Social Work. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Preferred)
• 3 years post-Master’s social work experience 3 years post-Master’s social work experience in a health care setting (Preferred) Previous leadership or supervisory experience(Preferred) Experience working with persons in area of specialty
• Licensed in the State of Illinois with one of the following: Certified Advanced Practice Social Worker (CAPSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Certified Independent Social Worker (CISW)

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Chicago, IL 60628: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person