We are currently searching for a Social Work Supervisor to serve as the Supervisor for Provisionally Licensed Medical Social Workers, Social Work practicum students and BSW program; Provides mentoring, role modeling and leadership for staff; Schedules regular supervisory sessions and coordinates onboarding, orientation, training, and evaluations on social workers and practicum students as required; and Serve on the Care Coordination Leadership Team and contribute to departmental goals and projects.
Essential Functions
- Provides professional leadership in clinical aspects of provisionally licensed social work services.
- Plans, assigns, and directs the work of the provisionally licensed medical social workers.
- Supports and directs provisionally licensed social workers when dealing with complex psychosocial situations.
- Provides direction in coordination of services and resource exploration.
- Assists with coordination of multidisciplinary groups.
- Provide monthly 1:1 supervision to allow social workers to reflect on their work and to develop/improve skills and knowledge
- Provide weekly (1 hour each week per licensure requirements) group supervision for provisionally licensed group supervision.
- Provides coordination and supervision of the Social Work Practicum Student Program.
- Weekly provides required supervisory sessions in a group format and responses as necessary to individualized student needs.
- Completes all paperwork needed in conjunction with task supervisors.
- Recruits, interviews, and selects qualified student candidates from accredited schools of Social Work.
- Collaborates with Children’s Office of Education to successfully host social work students.
- Supervises and/or provides a variety of Social Work functions
- Conducts psychosocial assessments related to the type of illness/needs present
- Establishes professional working relationships with staff/families
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to understand the medical needs of the patients/families
- Ensure documentation in thorough and consistent with the quality of work expected
- Provides assessment and coordination of suspected child abuse/neglect cases
- Provides consultation/interventions regarding legal issues such as determining guardianship and assisting with adoption cases
- Provides appropriate patient education
- Provides supportive counseling to patients/families
- As directed by leadership, supervisor may provide direct care services as listed in sections 5 and 7.
- Personnel Management
- Assists with selection/hiring of employees and trains and/or oversees the training on job related tasks.
- Conducts employee performance management duties including completion and delivery of performance evaluations, setting goals, dissemination of information, coaching, addressing performance issues/routine correction actions, and recommending termination of employment for provisionally licensed social workers.
- Submits notifications for personnel actions (e.g., status changes, terminations).
- Makes recommendations for human resource needs.
- Provides coordination and supervision of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) Program.
- Assists in program development, monitoring and improvement.
- Supervise and support BSW position
- Provides reports utilizing captured data to report on efficacy of SDOH BSW program.
- Defines performance expectations and practice standards for areas of responsibility.
- Holds self and others accountable to meet stated objectives, outcomes, goals, timetables, and commitments
- Works with staff and students to meet and exceed patient and parent expectations. Promotes movement of patient and family through a continuum of care.
- Collaborates with NCM to assures safe discharge planning.
- Assists staff in identifying and removing barriers to discharge.
- Actively seeks resources to assist patients and families.
- Encourages case/care conferences.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrated skills in leadership, systems thinking, and comprehensive understanding of interpersonal, medical and legal issues frequently arising in a hospital setting.
- Requires knowledge of human behavior, social problems, counseling modalities and community resources.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients/families, physicians, other health care professionals, attorneys, and law enforcement officials.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work required
- Minimum 5 years experience in the social work field required.
- Supervisory experience preferred
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
- Current and valid Master Social Worker in the state of Nebraska is required
- Current and valid Mental Health Practitioner in the state of Nebraska is required.
EOE/Vets/Disabled
About Children’s Hospital
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