Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Description

If you have a passion for elevating lives, we invite you to use your unique expertise, dedication, and compassion to make a significant, positive impact on the community. In this Clinical Social Worker role in our Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital's Adult Partial Hospitalization Program, you will be the primary therapist for a caseload of 5-8 patients who are treated for psychiatric illnesses including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, thought disorders and personality disorders. You will also facilitate a variety of psychotherapy groups each day for all patients enrolled in the program.

For more information about the UCLA Adult PHP, see our website (https://www.uclahealth.org/hospitals/resnick/partial-hospitalization-intensive-outpatient/adult-partial-hospitalization-intensive-outpatient-programs/adult-partial-hospitalization-program-php) and watch our informational videos (https://www.uclahealth.org/hospitals/resnick/resources/patient-and-family-educational-videos) .

At UCLA Health, our passion for impact and improving others' lives has enabled us to become a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We're also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine.

CSW 2 salary range: $44.19 - $52.79 Hourly

CSW 3 salary range: $48.03 - $57.40 Hourly

Qualifications

Required:

• Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a program accredited by the United States Council on Social Work.

• Must be ACSW or LCSW registered with the California State BBS (exception for recent graduates whose applications with BBS are in process).

• Excellent skills in interpersonal communication and documentation.

• Clinical knowledge of individual, family social, & cultural issues in mental illness.

• Knowledge of laws and procedures related to child and elder/dependent adult abuse, knowledge of laws pertaining to Tarasoff Reporting.

• Experience facilitating evidence-based groups.

• Knowledge of levels of care and community resources available for persons with mental illness.

UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.