Manager - Social Work - FT - Days - JDCH

The Social Work Manager ensures the provision of social work services by managing the daily operations of Social Workers including community resource planning and clinical interventions. The Manager provides clinical supervision and leadership of Social Workers as they provide the highest quality of family centered care to patients and families. The Manager ensures compliance and accountability of all functions and services of Social Work role within the facility. Assists patients and their families with access to an optimal level of health care through service, integrity, social justice, and dignity, through community resources appropriate to their psychosocial and health related social needs based on developmental age.

Responsibilities

Ensures provision of social work services by managing daily operations of Social Workers including community resource planning and clinical interventions; Provides clinical supervision and leadership of Social Workers; Ensures staff adherence to policies and procedures; Completes administrative role through budgeting, internal department audits, employee attendance, payroll, management planning, coordination of staff schedules and assignments; Supports Social Workers serving as interpreters of medical information for families; Relies on quality improvement process to identify improvement opportunities and implement changes; Provides clinical supervision to Social Work staff through review of patient plan of care and evidence-based interventions; Assists in development and implementation of performance evaluations and improvement initiatives; Initiates and maintains ongoing collaboration with state protection agencies and law enforcement; Completes outreach with community providers and coordinates education of resources; Develops, implements, reports, and follows up on social service initiatives; Responsible for people management life cycle including onboarding, training, coaching, performance management and professional licensure development; Develops and initiates psychosocial plan of care with patient, family and medical team

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work; Three (3) years of supervisory/management experience in the area of Social Work; At least two (2) years of experience in an acute care setting; Strong analytical and decision-making skills; Critical thinking skills; Effective communication skills; Decisive judgment; Ability to work with minimal supervision; Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action

Nice to have

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (SW LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)