BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY
Provide social work services including assessment, intervention and recommendations, to individual patients living with HIV and their families, and / or groups of patients and their families with complex emotional or social problems, and to assume basic consultation, supervisory, teaching, research, program development and / or administrative responsibilities in this assignment.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepare psycho-social histories; participate in clinical diagnostic and treatment planning for patients. Provide support to families to maximize patients' treatment goals.
- Plan for and provide liaison, coordination and referral services regarding patients and their families.
- Provide direct services to include casework, social group work and individual therapy.
- Provide indirect service to patients through responsibility for and participation in program development, teaching and research.
- Plan for and provide consultation to medical or clinical service staff and community social agencies regarding the handling of medical-social or other social functioning problems of individual of groups of patients and their families.
- Responsible for administrative tasks and functions.
- Contribute to the formation of department, hospital or clinic policies affecting patient and client care, training programs and departmental and professional growth.
- Participate in departmental or clinic staff meetings and planning sessions and contribute to the solution of department of clinic management problems.
- Participate in related research projects.
- Participate in the development, strengthening and delivery of needed health and social services.
- Train, schedule, assign and evaluate work of support staff as needed.
- Assist in the evaluation for graduate students in social work medicine and allied specialties.
- Write case reports covering on-going social services for inclusion in the patients' or clients' clinical records, maintain statistical records of social service activity.
- Attend and participate in courses, meetings, conferences and workshops in attainment of new or advanced social work practice skills.
- Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public.
The department intends to hire for one position as either a Social Worker II, requisition 24003458, or Social Worker III, requisition 24003456, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate.
Please apply to the specific position for which you which to be considered or both.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A Master's degree in Social Work is required.
- Reasonable (1-3) social work experience is required.
- A license to practice social work in Iowa is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
- Experience working with HIV programs is highly desirable.
Application Process :
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission :
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential / education verification.
Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact [email protected]
Additional Information
- Classification Title : Social Worker III
- Appointment Type : SEIU
- Schedule : Full-time
Compensation
Pay Level : 7
Contact Information
- Organization : Healthcare
- Contact Name : Michaela Davis
- Contact Email : [email protected]
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.
S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.
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