Clinical Social Worker

Job Description and Duties

Patton State Hospital, Human Resources Department, is accepting applications for at least one (1) Permanent, Full Time Clinical Social Worker in the Social Work Services Department.

As part of the Interdisciplinary Team, Clinical Social Workers are responsible for providing Individual and Group Therapy; family services; preparing evaluations, referrals, and reports for patients; providing liaison services to family, significant others and community agencies as well as discharge planning services.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of principles and techniques related to Clinical Social Work with particular reference to Psychiatric and Forensic Social Work; demonstrate knowledge of recovery principles, possess excellent organization and communication skills.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience managing complex tasks and effective time management skills.
• Experience tracking and organizing data.
• Experience working with high-risk patients with severe mental illnesses.
• Application completed correctly, displays attention to detail.
• Education in field and the ability to work independently.
• Problem solving and communications skills.
• Knowledge of Social Work theories and interventions.

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must possess completion of a Master’s degree in Social Work program from an accredited school of social work and must be registered with California Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) as either ACSW or LCSW.

In order to gain list eligibility and be appointed to the Clinical Social Worker (Safety) classification, please follow the link below to take the exam:

Clinical Social Worker Exam Bulletin

Please review the Duty Statement for a detailed description of the duties or you may contact Anthony Ortega, Chief of Social Work Service at (909) 672-1813 with any questions.  All qualified and interested applicants should submit their application to the Human Resources - Employment Unit. Applications will be reviewed on the 1st and 15th of each month.

All applicants may be pre-screened for breadth and depth of experience. Only the most qualified applicants may be interviewed based on screening criteria. For this reason, it is especially important that applicants take special care in thoroughly and accurately completing the application.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.