Medical Social Worker; Social Services Practitioner III

Medical Social Worker (Social Services Practitioner III) (Finance)

A Masters degree in  Social Work  is REQUIRED!

Medical Social Worker - Social Services Practitioner III - Patient and Family Services

This Social Services Practitioner (SSP) III position provides day coverage at RUHS Medical Center. The SSP III plays a critical role in ensuring efficient patient care coordination and timely discharge planning. A skilled SSP III collaborates with medical and other professional staff to address clinical situations and complex cases involving children, adults, and their families. Responsibilities include conducting Social Determinants of Health screenings, performing psychosocial assessments, providing crisis counseling, assisting with discharge planning, and connecting patients to community resources and funding sources.

Schedule: Sunday through Thursday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm

Founded in 1893, Riverside University Health System Medical Center has grown into a cornerstone of healthcare excellence and medical education in the region. Our highly skilled healthcare professionals and dedicated support staff are committed to delivering exceptional, state-of-the-art care to the diverse populations of Riverside County.

Located in Moreno Valley, our 439-bed Medical Center is home to a Level I Trauma Center, a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, and the county's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference and helping others, RUHS Medical Center is the place for you!

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Carry a caseload of the more difficult types of social service cases requiring a high degree of technical competence where social or family problems or environmental forces adversely affect family life; assess client's problems and develop treatment plans; lead self‑care, well‑being and educational courses to community participants and/or staff.

• Complete case studies for the purpose of assessing problems and determining appropriate types and methods of treatment; develop intensive long or short‑term treatment plans to improve or restore individual or family functioning.
• Act in a lead capacity for a small group of Social Services Practitioners or services employees, such as aides and volunteers.
• Act as a casework consultant to staff members without professional training.
• Function at a highly skilled level in such areas as counseling, protective services, medical social work, family services, community organization, and adoptive services.
• Take part in staff development programs to increase knowledge of the social work processes and augment personal technical competence.
• Provide therapeutic marital, family interrelationship and adoptive parent counseling.
• Investigate and provide services to clients where their physical or emotional welfare is involved; work with cases involving neglect, abuse, emotional or behavioral problems, physical/mental disabilities, or other health conditions affecting a client's personality, family relationships, child, or in‑home care arrangements.
• Provide services and counseling in cases of desertion or impending loss of a spouse, child, or caretaker.
• Interpret public social service rules, regulations and policies to clients and the public.
• Maintain casework records and prepare reports and correspondences.
• Frequently conduct field visits, away from the home office, which may include long distances in order to carry out service plans, observe and assess client needs, and provide information and social work services.
• Assess client family environment in order to determine potential or imminent risk to the safety of children/disabled adults/elderly residing in the household; when safety needs dictate, remove child/disabled adults/elderly from home and transport them, complying with all safety regulations, including the use of age appropriate California safety mandated equipment, when assisting with initial removal or facilitating a placement change, which may include managing/lifting the client's necessary assistive equipment (e.g., wheelchair).
• Maintain up-to-date electronic…