Manager, Clinical Social Work

City of Hope

Irvine, CA

Job posting number: #7279135 (Ref:10027483)

Posted: October 17, 2024

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Manager, Clinical Social Work

Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

This position, based in Orange County, reports to the Director of Supportive Care and Integrative Medicine. The role involves independently supervising clinical social work employees, including assigning or modifying work, coaching, training, and providing input on performance appraisals and competence assessments. The individual will address routine issues, referring complex problems to the director as needed. They are responsible for ensuring the optimal delivery of psychosocial care, particularly in helping patients and families understand and adjust to illness. The role includes providing age-appropriate assessments and interventions, participating in policy implementation or revisions, and collaborating with physicians, colleagues, and supervisors to ensure safe, effective, and efficient patient care. Additionally, this position will manage the Clinical Social Work Division in the director's absence.

As a successful candidate, you will:

  • Supervise and support clinical social work staff, including recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and problem-solving.
  • Collaborate with various departments to develop and implement patient support services, including psychosocial education and problem-solving programs.
  • Assume administrative duties in the Director's absence, including policy review, compliance monitoring, and strategic planning.
  • Provide psychosocial counseling and support to patients, families, and staff, particularly in high-stress and complex situations.
  • Lead and participate in interdisciplinary rounds, offering expertise and guidance to ensure optimal patient care.
  • Adhere to institutional and regulatory standards, participate in performance improvement initiatives, and demonstrate excellence in customer service.

Your qualifications should include:

  • Master’s degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
  • Minimum of 2 years of post-Masters experience working as a clinical social worker within a hospital setting.
  • Working knowledge of current, independent clinical psychosocial screening, assessment and counseling.
  • Program development or experience with leading a team.
  • Possession of a Clinical Social Work License (LCSW) issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.

To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.

Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $54.78 - $91.49 / hour

The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.



City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.


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Job posting number:#7279135 (Ref:10027483)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:City of Hope
Duarte,California
United States
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