Licensed Clinical Social Worker Lead

Job Description

Provides education on current and updated regulatory compliance, assists with orienting and training new hires, provides clinical consultation to licensed clinical social workers and medical social workers. In addition, responsible for leading and/or participating in various tasks forces and committees related to women's and children's social work. Provides the social work manager with assistance on matters related to women and children medical social work team for Cottage Health. The Lead Licensed Clinical Social Worker's activities will result in quality outcomes, optimal care/cost management of services, a high level of customer satisfaction and contribution to an overall value-oriented experience of stakeholders and persons served.

Responsibilities

This is not an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees will be required to perform any job, with related instruction given by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

• Departmental Leadership. -Acts as a leadership resource for the team to support, foster, and assure the continued professional development of group/individual skill sets and competencies. Provides clinical consultation and guidance.-Provides people management assistance, working under the direction of the Social Work Manager.-Provides input and editorial assistance to departmental policies and procedures, assuring they remain current and relevant, as well as staff/organizational adherence. -Ensures the provision and accessibility of women and children medical social work services across Cottage Health.-Works with the Medical Social Work Manager on budget, department goals and general oversight of department workflow.-Oversees the clinical operations of patient care in the women and children service areas. (70%)
• Advocacy -Provides advocacy and support - internal and external to the organization ? for public policy relevant to Cottage Health. -Acts as liaison and resource as appropriate between Cottage Health and community agencies/entities. (20%)
• This position includes providing consultation working alongside licensed clinical social workers and medical social workers to provide consultation on patient care. The lead may be consulted by the social work team or the treatment team in order to manage patient care needs on complex care patients.-Assures patient care is consistently provided in accordance with organizationally/system-wide accepted standards of care, practice and policy. (10%)
  
  

Qualifications

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

Minimum:

• Master's of Social Work Degree from an accredited School of Social Work
  
  

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Minimum:

• California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is required as evidence of ability to function as an independent, self regulated professional practitioner of clinical social work. California Children's Services (CCS) paneling is required.
  
  

Technical Requirements

Minimum:

• Basic Internet and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook skills. Comfortable working with smart phones and computers.
  
  

Preferred:

• Epic, Kronos, Oracle, and Taleo skills
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, And ABILITIES

All knowledge, skills, and abilities listed indicate the minimum level deemed necessary to perform this job proficiently.

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills required. Able to make independent decisions and utilize effective problem solving models and methods. Able to understand and leverage resources for care delivery.
• Develops, maintains and models objectivity, good interpersonal skills, productive relationships, positive and proactive communication with direct reports, peers, supervisors and other stakeholders to the department. Proactively seeks and fosters team-building relationships. Must be able to effectively coach and mentor medical social work team members.
• The employee communicates effectively. Must possess and exercise excellent communication, relationship building and people management skills.
• Working knowledge of regulations, standards and guidelines governing and/or related to the provision of medical social work services in women and children acute and post-acute settings.
  
  

About Us

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work.

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