Social Worker, MSW (Geriatric and Older Adult)

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff

FHCSD's Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is designed to help our patients maintain a high standard of independent living. Our program provides a wide range of supportive services including outpatient care, meals catered to dietary needs, medical equipment, transportation, social services, and social activities. We are currently seeking a career Social Worker, MSW for our multi-disciplinary health care team. This role is an incredible opportunity to work closely with a wide range of medical professionals in an office setting on a daily basis. Our people care deeply for our participants, and we are looking for a co-worker that wants to help FHCSD PACE provide the highest quality of care possible for all our participants.

Location Details

• Hours: Monday through Friday, 8am - 4:30pm
• Address: 3420 College Avenue, San Diego, CA 92115
• FHCSD PACE Website: https://fhcsdpace.org/services/
• Location Website: FHCSD PACE - College Grove | Clinic Locations

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create proactive solutions and comprehensive treatment plans that enhance quality of life to the greatest extent possible
• Conduct comprehensive initial assessments of PACE participants to obtain a complete psycho-social history
• Document cognitive status, social supports, family dynamics, mental health, substance dependency, and other current issues and needs
• Confer with PACE participant and family to identify goals and expectations.
• Provide input on care needs and work cooperatively with the multidisciplinary team
• Provide assessment, treatment, teaching and counseling to participants, caregivers or other appropriate representatives
• Conduct social worker intervention to include individual contacts, appropriate collateral contact, participant and family education, and assessments, and counseling
• Act as advocate and liaison between PACE participant, family and Care Team
• Facilitate individual, family, and group counseling and therapy as necessary in servicing PACE participants
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Master's in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Ability and means to travel as needed in a timely manner within San Diego County
• 1 year of experience working with the frail or elderly preferred
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred

Rewards:

• Annual Salary of $74,880 - $89,313
• Retirement Plan with 50% Employer Match
• Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
• Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs
• Professional Development Opportunities

Our History

FHCSD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization rich in history and tradition. In 1911, the San Diego Industrial School was built on the site where our first clinic now stands. This school eventually transformed into a settlement house that provided Barrio Logan's immigrant residents with dearly needed social services. When it was announced that the city was closing the building in October 1970, Laura Rodriguez and a group of community members attended a Barrio Logan Community Action Committee meeting where they passionately advocated that the location should continue to function as a community health clinic. When their request was quickly rejected, the group occupied the building in protest.

After eight days of negotiations the City of San Diego and the community leaders reached a resolution. This led to the gifting of the building to the people of Barrio Logan and the establishment of a free clinic. Medical care delivery began two evenings a week, and the health center saw approximately 150 patients each month. This building became our flagship clinic, Logan Heights Family Health Center, and we're proud to honor our heritage by continuing to increase access to quality health care in San Diego. Over the past several decades FHCSD has transformed into one of the 10 largest Federally Qualified Health Centers in the country and will continue to grow while we strive to meet the needs of our community.

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In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits.

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors - we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: FHCSD Wellness - Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)