Hospital Social Service Practitioner III* EXTRA -HELP

Hospital Social Service Practitioner III* EXTRA -HELP

Salary

See Position Description

Location

Throughout San Bernardino County, CA

Job Type

Temporary or Extra-Help

Job Number

26-19621EXARMC-01

Department

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

Division

91013-Clinical Social Work

Opening Date

07/25/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

FLSA

Non-Exempt

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

The Job

Join ARMCs Social Services Team!

Extra Help opportunity for qualified Social Service Practitioners to provide weekend and holiday coverage!

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is looking for Social Service Practitioners III. Social Service Practitioners provide assessment, intervention and case management support to individuals; groups, children and/or families with complex health, psychosocial or economic problems. This position requires investigating and/or supporting cases involving neglect, abuse, emotional or behavioral problems, physical/mental disabilities or other health conditions. Cases may frequently involve assisting clients with emergency situations and assessment of risk, safety, and bio-psycho-social welfare.

• Official Title: Social Service Practitioner III. For more information, refer to the Social Service Practitioner III job description.

Note: This is an Extra-Help position. Successful candidates shall be considered at-will throughout the term of their employment and will not attain status as a regular county employee.

ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Located on a beautiful 70-acre campus in Colton, California (50 miles east of Los Angeles). Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is a state-of-the-art, public/nonprofit,456-bed, university affiliated teaching hospital licensed by the State of California Department of Public Health and accredited by The Joint Commission. The hospital houses a regional burn center serving four counties (San Bernardino, Riverside, Mono and Inyo), a comprehensive stroke center, level I trauma center and a freestanding in-patient behavioral health center. Additionally, ARMC operates five community-based, primary care clinics and over 40 specialty care outpatient services. ARMC is the primary teaching hospital for the adjacently located California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM), the Inland Empires newest medical school. To find out more about Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, please visit: www.arrowheadregional.org

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Pre-Employment Process: Applicants selected for these positions must pass a background investigation, drug test, and verification of employment history and education.

Shift Availability: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This Extra-Help position requires availability to work weekends and holidays shifts, as well as any assigned shift (Day, Swing, Night, Rotating). Shift differentials are offered for qualifying shifts

Sponsorship: Please note San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Minimum Requirements

Social Service Practitioner IIIEducation: A Masters degree in Social Work (MSW) from a school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education.

Experience: Three (3) of full-time years of experience as a Social Service Practitioner in San Bernardino County or equivalent experience to a Social Service Practitioner in San Bernardino County.

NOTE: A copy of your MSW degree or an official transcript indicating the degree awarded is required and MUST be submitted with the application.

Candidates in Final Year of Masters Program: Applications will be accepted from candidates who are within 120 days of completing a qualifying degree provided they meet the minimum requirements for experience at time of application. Job offers may be made contingent upon degree completion; verification of qualifications will be required prior to hire.

Selection Process

Examination Procedure:

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire; therefore, it is to your advantage to provide as much relevant and detailed work experience as possible. Do not refer to a resume as it will not be reviewed.

Application Procedure: Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire as soon as possible as this recruitment may close at any time with or without notice. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaires.

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in the Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire. You are encouraged to include detailed descriptions of your qualifying experience, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department. Please ensure all relevant experience is indicate in the Application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire, as resumes and other attachments will not be reviewed for the competitive evaluation.

All communications regarding the selection process will be via e-mail. Applicants are encouraged to check their e-mail frequently to learn additional information regarding this recruitment. Check your GovernmentJobs account for notifications. Update your firewalls to allow e-mails from San Bernardino County through governmentjobs.com. Update your Spam, Junk, and Bulk settings to ensure it will not spam/block/filter communications from e-mail addresses with the following domain "@hr.sbcounty.gov". Finally, be sure to keep your personal information updated. Taking these steps now will help ensure you receive all communications regarding this recruitment.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records.

If you require technical assistance, follow this link to review the Government Jobs online application guide, to review the Government Jobs online application guide, or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627. Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by the computer or browser used to submit the application.

EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans' Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouses or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans Preference Policy.

For more important details, review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process.

Professional Unit

San Bernardino County offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of other voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

Please review the appropriate Summary of Benefits* for more information

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Employee Benefits website for more detailed information.

• Retirement benefits subject to change.

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Instructions: The information on the application and your responses to the following supplemental questions will be used in a competitive evaluation of qualifications. Experience listed on this questionnaire must also be listed and fully detailed in the work experience section of your application.

• I have read and understand the above statement.

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Education: Do you possess a Masters of Science in Social Work? Please ensure that your degree information is clearly listed in the "Education" section of your online application.

• YES
• NO
• I am within 120 days of graduating with my MSW degree.

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Shift Availability: Must be available to work Weekends and Holiday shifts, as well as any assigned shift (Day, Evening, Night, Rotating, and Swing). Note: if you do not indicate availability for all shifts, your application will be disqualified.

• Yes, I am available to work Weekends and Holiday shifts, as well as any assigned shift (Day, Evening, Night, Rotating, and Swing).
• No, I am not available to work all shifts.

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Specific Duties: Hospital Medical Social Workers work independently in a non-traditional social work environment (acute-care hospital setting) as a patient care and medical staff consultant. They provide services to a diversified population of patients in various units throughout the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. Please review the following statements which describe specific duties performed by Hospital Medical Social Workers. Please check the boxes indicating your acknowledgement and understanding of, and willingness and agreement to, the following statements:

• ARMC is a 24-hour facility and as such, I may be required to adjust my work schedule to accommodate situations which require non-traditional hours.
• Position requires that I accompany grieving family members to the hospital morgue to view their deceased loved one.
• Position requires working in areas with routine exposure to infectious materials such as bodily fluids and medical waste.
• Position requires I work with patients, and the families of patients, in all areas of the hospital. Some of these include the Emergency Room (patients with traumatic injuries such as limb amputations and physical disfigurements, drug overdoses, etc.), Oncology (adult and child cancer patients), Burn Unit (burn victims), Geriatrics (elderly patients), Pediatrics (children), NICU (ill babies), and the Dialysis Clinic.
• Position requires I work with patients of all age groups (ranging from infants to geriatrics), and their families, with terminal illnesses such as cancer and/or AIDS/HIV.
• Position requires that I work with hospitalized mentally ill patients.
• Position requires that I work in a stressful, fast-paced medical facility and that I must adhere to strict time constraints.

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Applicant Acknowledgement - Notification via email: As part of our efforts to increase efficiency and promote conservation of resources, human resources uses email to communicate with applicants. Therefore, all future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email.

Each applicant needs their own email address. We strongly encourage you, as an applicant, to ensure that the email address you have provided us with your application is current, secure, confidential, and readily accessible to you. Adjust Spam and/or other filters so that our emails are accepted. Please carefully read any notices that we send you and follow any instructions provided in a timely manner. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails (i.e., for the non-delivery of our emails or if you fail to check your e-mail on a timely basis).

• I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to the above.

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ATTENTION GMAIL USERS

We have become aware of an increase in Gmails spam filter sensitivity. Due to this change, it is possible that emails coming from San Bernardino County Human Resources may be marked as spam and will not make it into your Gmail inbox.

For your convenience, the attached PDF document contains a step-by-step guide to create and apply filters within Gmail. Click this link to download the PDF file. Once downloaded, follow the instructions so that you will receive future emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources.

Note: If you apply the filters and still do not receive emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources you can check your www.governmentjobs.com (Neogov) account inbox. All notifications will appear there.

• I understand

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Applicant Acknowledgement - Application Complete: Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and supplemental questionnaire. Please be sure to review all information provided prior to submitting it as you cannot update or revise it once submitted. Your submitted application will be reviewed and evaluated as is. Please do not refer to a resume or other documentation in lieu of completing the employment history section or responding to the supplemental questions; they will not be reviewed or considered.

Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email confirmation will be sent to the email address listed on your application. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note: if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

• I acknowledge that I have reviewed my application and understand that I will not be able to update or revise any part of it once submitted.

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Employer San Bernardino County

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