Lead Licensed Clinical Social Worker

When you join the Huntington Hospital team, you are aligning yourself with an organization whose values drive our philosophy of compassionate community care. Over the past 129 years, we've grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 619 beds. As part of our commitment to providing equitable, high-quality care to all members of our community, we embrace differences and work hard to create a place of belonging for our patients and our employees. When you join the Huntington family, you'll be empowered to enact change that continuously improves our ability to deliver world-class care, with kindness and dignity, to all who need it.

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Compensation Range:

Anticipated Base compensation rate is in the range of $95,589.00 - $113,511.00 / Year depending on qualifications and experience.

Department:

836000 Social Work Svcs

Expectations:

This position works directly with patients and families who have complex social situations or extensive psychosocial/mental health needs by assessing the situation, providing necessary intervention and making appropriate referrals or recommendations. It is responsible for supporting the infrastructure necessary to develop and maintain a therapeutic environment for patients/families and staff members. It also provides expertise to staff on legal and ethical issues, mandatory reporting, and psychosocial factors related to the health status of patients. The LCSW also provides clinical leadership to the department and provides supervision to MSWs seeking licensure and graduate social work interns. This position requires flexibility of hours.

EDUCATION:
Master's Degree from a graduate school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or equivalent master's level degree.

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:
One to two years of recent relevant experience is preferred.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
Required:
Current unrestricted Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) issued by State of California within one year of hire / transfer.
Current California Children's Services (CCS) Paneling issued by California Department of Health Care Services or within 6 months of hire/transfer if working in Maternal Child areas, providing services to infants and children up to age 21

SKILLS:
Expertise in the management of difficult patient, family and staff situations.
Exemplary organization and problem solving skills.
Leadership ability and collaborative style.
Ability to manage activities and multiple priorities within complex systems.
Ability to function in unstructured environments.
Tolerance for ambiguity, uncertainty and change.
Ability to work with all levels of personnel and team members.

Worker Type:

Regular Full time

Shift:

Days