PACE Social Worker, MSW

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.

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.

Job Roles

• Conduct comprehensive initial assessments of PACE participants to obtain a complete psycho-social history to include cognitive status, social supports, family dynamics, mental health and substance dependency, and other current issues and needs.
• Confer with PACE participant and family to identify goals and expectations.
•  As a member of the PACE multi-disciplinary health care team, provide input on individual cases and work cooperatively to create proactive solutions and comprehensive treatment plans to keep the PACE participant in the community and enhance quality of life to the greatest extent possible.
• 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, assessment, and counseling.
• Act as advocate and liaison between PACE participant, family and Care Team.
• Provide one-on-one supportive counseling to PACE participants and their family members.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education/Certifications/Licenses/Registrations

• Master’s in Social Work required.
• Traveling between sites and other locations is occasionally required. Must have a valid California driver’s license, an automobile, and proof of minimum levels of car insurance as required under California law, although limits of $100,000 are recommended. An acceptable driving record is also required. California law requires all drivers to obtain a valid California driver’s license within ten days of establishing residency. Reasonable accommodation may be provided on a case-by-case basis. Mileage and other reimbursement governed by policy.

Experience/Specialized skills (including Language)

• 2 years of experience post-Masters in a health care environment (i.e., hospital, nursing home or community health care).
• 1 year of experience working with the frail or elderly preferred.
• Strong ability to provide support, structure, empathy, sound judgment, and insight into human behavior and family relations.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain good interpersonal interactions with clients and co-workers as a member of a multi-disciplinary health care team with a diverse multi-cultural population.
• Demonstrated knowledge of behavior modification theories to include current knowledge of psychosocial assessment and counseling theories and best practices, with the ability to translate best practices into meaningful, culturally appropriate resources.
•  Must be able to multi-task, be flexible, ensure accuracy, and meet changing priorities in a fast-paced, high workload environment.
• Must know community resources, health and social service systems in San Diego County and have skill in establishing working relationships with community partners.
• Basic computer literacy to comply with department needs and expectations (i.e., E-HR documentation, obtaining background information and reports, following up on appointments, etc.).
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

Our History

Family Health Centers of San Diego (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 was originally a settlement house that provided Barrio Logan’s immigrant residents with social services. The community grew around this location, and by 1940, Barrio Logan had become one of the largest Mexican-American communities on the West Coast.

In October 1970, Laura Rodriguez and a group of community members sought to bring much-needed medical services to Barrio Logan. The day the group began occupying the building, Laura had attended a Barrio Logan Community Action Committee meeting where she passionately advocated that it should function as the site of a community health clinic. When the request fell on deaf ears, the protest was initiated that evening. Other community members, including several fearless abuelitas, participated in the building occupation by remaining inside overnight. When the police arrived, none dared arrest the grandmothers.

After eight days of occupation, succeeded in negotiations with the City of San Diego and the community. This led to the gifting of the building to the community of Barrio Logan and the establishment of the Chicano Free Clinic. Medical care delivery began two evenings a week, and the health center saw approximately 150 patients each month.

This building eventually became Logan Heights Family Health Center, the flagship clinic of Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD). FHCSD has since transformed into the tenth largest health centers in the country, providing care to over 227,000 patients each year, of whom 91% are low-income and 29% are uninsured.

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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.

$74,880.00 - 89,313.00

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)