Supervisor of Medical Social Work

Under the general supervision of the Director of Social Work, an incumbent of this class provides clinical and administrative supervision to professional social work staff and other subordinate staff in assigned services or units in conducting psychosocial assessment and treatment, crisis intervention, and discharge planning, within the context of a multi-disciplinary team. Responsibility also involves evaluating and developing assigned subordinate staff; coordinating the functions of the social work staff; implementing the policies and procedures of the Social Work Department; planning and controlling the social work function on assigned units and services; and developing and implementing continuous quality improvement activities on assigned units. Supervision is exercised over a number of professional staff, social work students and other support staff. Does related work as required.

Possession of a valid license and current registration, issued by the New York State Education Department, as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), and five years of professional social work experience* in a health care setting.

There will be no written or oral test for this examination. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will receive a rating based on an evaluation of their training and experience against the duties of the position. Be as concrete and specific as possible; vagueness and ambiguity will not be resolved in your favor. You are, therefore, asked to include in your application a summary of all pertinent training and experience. You will receive a grade based upon the college degree, continuing education credits and licensed work experience detailed in your

There are no residence requirements to participate in the examination, but preference in appointment may be given to eligibles that have been residents in the appointing jurisdiction for 30 days prior to the examination and at the effective date of appointment.