Acute Social Worker - MSW

Fairview Health Services•Burnsville, MN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a casual Acute Care Social Worker to work on-site at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, Minnesota. The role supports patients and families during hospitalization and works alongside an interdisciplinary team that includes providers, physical therapists, nurses, dieticians, chaplains, and pharmacists. The social worker completes psychosocial assessments, supports care planning and progression, and develops comprehensive hospital discharge plans. The position also responds to crises, manages patient and family expectations, addresses discharge barriers, and helps reduce length of stay and avoidable readmissions. The primary coverage need is on weekends, with availability required at least every fourth weekend. Candidates must also have some weekday availability during standard business hours for training, onboarding, and appointments before independently working weekend shifts.

Requirements

Master of Social Work.
At least 1 year of experience working in a healthcare or related setting.
LGSW, Master's Degree, State of Minnesota, required upon hire; or LISW, Master's Degree, Advanced Generalist, State of Minnesota, required upon hire.
Availability to work at least every fourth weekend.
Some weekday availability during standard business hours for training, onboarding, and appointments before independently working weekend shifts.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of experience working in a healthcare or related setting.
Previous hospital or nursing home social work experience.
Comfort supporting patients and families in an acute care setting.

Responsibilities

Attend daily in-person interdisciplinary care team rounds.
Conduct thorough psychosocial assessments with patients and/or their surrogate decision makers.
Help the care team navigate and mediate complex psychosocial dynamics.
Apply the surrogate decision maker policy and help care team members identify surrogate decision makers according to the policy.
Communicate frequently with the interdisciplinary team to support continuity and effective coordination of care.
Provide emotional support and counseling related to adjustment to sudden illness, grief and bereavement, and end-of-life planning.
Address social determinants of health and connect patients with community resources, including chemical dependency treatment, domestic violence resources, housing stabilization services, mental health services, food shelves, transportation, and financial assistance.
Arrange and facilitate in-person care conferences as needed to support patients and families navigating complex medical decision-making and goals of care.
Document interactions thoroughly and promptly according to established department standard work.
Serve as an expert in system adult and child protection reporting policies.
Collaborate with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized discharge plans based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnoses, level of functioning, and other relevant needs.
Participate in hospital initiatives and projects to reduce length of stay and related barriers, potentially collaborating with providers on clinical adjustments in care.