Social Worker MSW - Unhoused Community Care

Providence Health & Services; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 53,120 - 82,490; Full time

Job summary

Providence Health & Services in Fullerton is seeking a qualified social work professional to provide psychosocial assessments, care planning, and family consultation for high-risk, unhoused patients transitioning from ED/hospital to the community.

The role focuses on coordinating services, ensuring follow-up on grant-funded programs, linking patients to housing, transportation, and community resources, and supervising social work interns within St. Jude Medical Center.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work, or in Psychology, Sociology, Gerontology, Human Services or a related field from an accredited university.
• 1 year experience working with the unhoused population. Familiarity with accessing community resources (housing, supportive services, mainstream benefits, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments and re-assessments, family consultation, supportive counseling, and education for the target population.
• Maintain a caseload by monitoring plans of client self-care, coordinating services, and ensuring follow-up on grant-funded services.
• Support high-risk, homeless patients transitioning from ED/hospital to the community and reduce readmissions by linking to housing, appointments, transportation, and prescribed services.

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

Description

This position provides psychosocial assessments and re-assessments, family consultation, supportive counseling, support groups, information and referral, and education for the target population. Maintain a caseload of clients by monitoring individual plans of client self-care, coordination of services and ensuring follow-up on grant funded services for clients and their care recipients.

Provides support to and builds relationships with high risk, homeless and mental health patients who are frequent emergency department admissions and /or who discharged from the hospital to ensure a successful transition from ED/ hospital to the community and to reduce re-admissions to the ED/hospital. Support includes ensuring patient has housing, follow-up physician and ancillary appointments, arranges transportation to medical appointments if needed, and is receiving the equipment and services prescribed in the patients discharge plan. This will be accomplished by assisting families in accessing community and personal resources that will enable them to have successful living experiences. Serves as a link between organizations serving the homeless and the Medical Center to improve coordination of services. Represents hospital on Homeless Task Forces. Supervises service learning and social work interns.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at St. Jude Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work, or in Psychology, Sociology, Gerontology, Human Services or a related field from an accredited university.
• 1 year experience working with the unhoused population. Familiarity with accessing community resources (i.e., housing, supportive services, mainstream benefits, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working directly with populations with substance abuse disorders and addictions, including MAT programs, knowledge if harm reduction philosophies and treatment plans.
• Experience working directly with populations experiencing mental health crisis or episodes.
• Ability to identify and administer appropriate, brief screening measures to assist with diagnostic understanding and treatment / discharge planning options, including understanding of the DSM - 5.
• Experience or knowledge of brief, structured intervention techniques (motivational interviewing, CBT, etc.).
• Experience with Crisis intervention.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

The Sisters of Providence and Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have deep roots in California, bringing health care and education to communities from the redwood forests to the beach shores of Orange county - and everywhere in between. In Southern California, Providence provides care throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, High Desert and beyond.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care, and even our own Providence High School.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Job Schedule: Full time

Address: CA Fullerton 101 E Valencia Mesa Dr

Work Location: St Jude Medical Center

Pay Range: $38.56 - $59.88

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.