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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Flexible Hybrid
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
Posted Date
04/26/2024
Salary Range: $105298 - 125844 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
15653

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Assistant Director and Clinical Manager (LCSW) of Ambulatory Care Management, you will be responsible for working collaboratively with patients, Faculty Practice Group, community resources, other providers, managed care operations, the UCLA Health System and health plans to implement, coordinate, and monitor options and services to meet at-risk patients’ healthcare needs through communication and coordination with providers, Comprehensive Care Coordinators, and staff at the practice site and in the appropriate UCLA Health System units to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes and appropriate level and mix of care. You will provide direct social work services, including assessment, intervention, and recommendations to individual patients and their families in the Primary Care at Home (PCAH) Program as well as participate in interdisciplinary activities.

In this role, you will be expected to comply with departmental standards regarding attendance, documentation, continuous quality improvement, statistics, departmental policies and procedures, and the Code of Ethics and keep current with professional social work health care knowledge base and pursue further enhancement of job-related knowledge.


Salary Range: $105,298 - $125,844 Annual

Job Qualifications

- A Master’s Degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. 

- Post-masters social work experience in a healthcare setting is highly desirable.

 -Excellent oral and written communication skills. 

- Strong relationship building skills. 

- Demonstrated skill in psychosocial assessments of patients/families, clinical interventions, and treatment planning with patients and families. Demonstrated work with interdisciplinary teams.

- Must participate in at least one area of specialized practice annually (see list of specialized practice activities).

- Must have strong problem solving skills.  Ability to analyze problems and formulate plans, solutions and a course of action given changing circumstances.

- Excellent organizational and time management skills, including the ability to handle multiple conflicting priorities simultaneously. Strong ability to prioritize.

- Competence in navigating the internet/intranet and use of browser software such as Microsoft Explorer and applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

- Ability to be flexible and work according to availability of office personnel, patient and resources required to coordinate care of patient.

-Palliative experience preferred.