Medical Social Worker (MSW)

About

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.

Under general supervision, the Medical Social Worker will perform routine medical social work duties; evaluates social, emotional, and physical needs of clients; interviews clients and their families and significant others; provides supportive counseling or crisis intervention; conducts mandatory reporting activities; advocates on behalf of clients; provides discharge planning, service coordination, psychoeducation, and case management; and performs related duties as required.

• Shift 1: 08:30am to 04:00pm weekdays; 3 days minimum (consecutive days is preferred)
• Shift 2: 07:00am to 05:30pm (10hr shifts, weekends Saturday and Sunday)

Located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110

Do you qualify?

• Completion of Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a fully accredited school by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE);
• Minimum Six (6) months (1,000 hours) of social work experience in a health care setting. This experience may be gained from supervised field placement during the Master's in Social Work (MSW) program or from post-graduate social work experience.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in inpatient, outpatient, or home health based social work.
• Willingness to uphold/abide by ZSFG’s ICARE (I-Introduce, C-Connect, A-Ask, R-Respond, E-Exit) philosophy for employee and patient interactions: https://zuckerbergsanfranciscogeneral.org/about-us/.