SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR 2 MEDICAL

 DEFINITION

 Under  direction of a supervisory official in a state  department
 or  agency, assists in the administration and supervision of  the
 health   services   of   the  agency  including   its   physical,
 psychological,  psychiatric, and social care phases;  does  other
 related duties as required.

 NOTE: The  examples of work for this title are for  illustrative
 purposes  only. A particular position using this  title  may  not
 perform  all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely,
 all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

 EXAMPLES OF WORK

 Plans,  organizes, administers, and coordinates  in  accord  with
 established  policies  the various disciplines  involved  in  the
 agency=s social care program.

 Ensures the provision of consulting field services to social care
 staff  on  both  broad  and specific health problems  related  to
 Medicaid recipients including provision of advice, assistance  in
 investigation/study  of obscure/difficult  health  problems,  and
 interpretation  of  social  ramifications  related   to   varying
 physical and mental health conditions.

 Plans,  conducts,  and supervises orientation courses  for  newly
 appointed  staff which include contents related to illness,  both
 physical  and  mental,  disposition  of  medical  problems,   and
 provision  of  information  about  diseases  common  to  Medicaid
 recipients  and  their implications to normal  life  phases,  the
 meaning of illness, services which can be provided by the agency,
 full  use  of  resources,  and  relationships  with  the  medical
 profession.

 Makes  necessary contacts with and interprets agency policies  to
 hospitals,  nursing homes, mental health clinics, representatives
 of   medical/nursing  disciplines,  and  individual   physicians,
 psychologists, and nurses.

 Locates  and  evaluates  new  facilities  needed  to  ensure  the
 physical and mental well being of recipients.

 Supervises  the review of medical, psychological, and psychiatric
 reports  for  the purpose of reaching decisions  on  health  care
 provision and social service activity.

 Prepares  forms  and guidelines on social care  for  professional
 staff  and  oversees systematic collection of data as a  tool  in
 program planning.

 Prepares   correspondence  in  the  course  of  official   duties
 concerned  with policies/procedures as they relate to the  social
 care aspects of the Medicaid program.

 Prepares  statistical  and  other  reports  of  the  social  care
 program, containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

 Establishes and maintains records and files.

 Will  be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or  manual  recording and information  systems  used  by  the
 agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

      EDUCATION:

      Graduation from an accredited college or university  with  a
 Master's degree in Social Work.

      EXPERIENCE:

      Three (3) years of experience in social casework which shall
 have  included  two  (2)  years of supervisory  experience  in  a
 welfare or health program.

      NOTE: A graduate field placement in social work accredited
 by  the  Council on Social Work Education may be substituted  for
 the one (1) year of indicated nonsupervisory experience.

      LICENSE:

      Appointees  will  be required to possess a driver's  license
 valid  in  New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle,  rather
 than  employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties
 of the position.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge  of  principles/practices/techniques of medical  social
 work  and  their application to a large scale program of Medicaid
 recipients after a period of training.

 Knowledge of the ethnic/social/cultural characteristics, customs,
 and  preferences  of minority and other special  groups  after  a
 period of training.

 Knowledge of the functions, responsibilities, and programs of the
 agency after a period of training.

 Knowledge of the fundamental and current literature in the fields
 of  health,  psychology, and social care and recreation  after  a
 period of training.

 Ability  to  understand, analyze, and interpret laws, rules,  and
 regulations of the state and of the department or agency.

 Ability  to  take  the  lead in planning  and  carrying  out  the
 agency=s social care program.

 Ability to help plan and participate in orientation and inservice
 training programs.

 Ability  to  make the necessary contacts with hospitals,  nursing
 homes,   clinics,   physicians,   psychologists,   nurses,    and
 representatives of medical societies.

 Ability to take the lead in conferences and discussion groups and
 to   speak  effectively  to  individuals  and  groups  concerning
 services rendered by the Medicaid program.

 Ability   to   work  effectively  with  associates,   physicians,
 psychologists,  nurses,  and agency  personnel,  and  with  those
 members   of   civic,  health,  welfare,  and  education   groups
 interested in or concerned with the work of the Medicaid program.

 Ability to make the required field trips and investigations.

 Ability   to   establish   and   maintain   cooperative   working
 relationships with members of the medical and
     nursing   professions,   with   varied   local   and    other
 agencies/groups, and with the general public.

 Ability  to  help  plan  and  assist  in  carrying  out  studies,
 investigations,   and  research  projects,  to  prepare   reports
 thereon, and to make effective use of information gathered.
 Ability to draft correspondence.

 Ability to maintain records and files.

 Ability  to  utilize  various types of electronic  and/or  manual
 recording and information systems used by the agency, office,  or
 related units.

 Ability  to  read, write, speak, understand, and  communicate  in
 English   sufficiently  to  perform  duties  of  this   position.
 American  Sign  Language or Braille may  also  be  considered  as
 acceptable forms of  communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
 as  they  can  perform  essential  functions  of  the  job  after
 reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.   If
 the  accommodation  cannot be made because  it  would  cause  the
 employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

CODES: 25/S25 - 60064Q          RKR/cah                  8/1/98