PACE Lead Social Worker

2 weeks ago


San Diego, California, United States Family Health Centers of San Diego Full time

Transform Lives, Transform Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare to all, particularly underserved communities with limited healthcare options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in San Diego, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 62 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 417,000 visits last year, we provide a wide range of healthcare and outreach services to a diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, monitor, and facilitate the work responsibilities for the PACE Social Work Department.
  • Serve as a resource to MSWs and other staff regarding the PACE Social Work Department.
  • Serve as a liaison between the department and leadership.
  • Conduct comprehensive initial assessments of PACE participants to obtain a complete psycho-social history, including cognitive status, social supports, family dynamics, mental health, and substance dependency.
  • Confer with PACE participants and family to identify goals and expectations.
  • As a member of the PACE multi-disciplinary healthcare team, provide input on individual cases and work cooperatively to create proactive solutions and comprehensive treatment plans to keep the PACE participant in the community and enhance quality of life to the greatest extent possible.
  • Provide assessment, treatment, teaching, and counseling to participants, caregivers, or other appropriate representatives.
  • Conduct social worker intervention, including individual contacts, appropriate collateral contact, participant and family education, assessment, and counseling.
  • Act as an advocate and liaison between PACE participants, family, and Care Team.
  • Provide one-on-one supportive counseling to PACE participants and their family members.
  • Facilitate individual, family, and group counseling and therapy as necessary in servicing PACE participants.
  • May be assigned to perform call duties of the PACE program, which entails serving as the point person for incoming phone calls from PACE participants after hours.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Master's in Social Work required.
  • Ability and means to travel as needed in a timely manner within San Diego County, to locations that may have limited access to public transportation; proof of liability and property damage insurance on vehicle used is required.

Experience/Specialized Skills (including Language)

  • 2 years of experience post-Masters in a healthcare environment (i.e., hospital, nursing home, or community healthcare).
  • 1 year of experience working with the frail or elderly preferred.
  • Strong ability to provide support, structure, empathy, sound judgment, and insight into human behavior and family relations.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain good interpersonal interactions with clients and co-workers as a member of a multi-disciplinary healthcare team with a diverse multi-cultural population.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of behavior modification theories, including current knowledge of psychosocial assessment and counseling theories and best practices, with the ability to translate best practices into meaningful, culturally appropriate resources.
  • Must be able to multi-task, be flexible, ensure accuracy, and meet changing priorities in a fast-paced, high workload environment.
  • Must know community resources, health, and social service systems in San Diego County and have skill in establishing working relationships with community partners.
  • Basic computer literacy to comply with department needs and expectations (i.e., E-HR documentation, obtaining background information and reports, following up on appointments, etc.).
  • Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

Rewards

  • Job type: Regular Full Time
  • Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
  • Retirement Plan with Employer Match
  • Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays
  • Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
  • Employee Discounts and Wellness Program

#IndPACE

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses.

$64,480.00 - $77,059.57

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors - we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: FHCSD Wellness - Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)


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