Acute Social Worker - BSW

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is seeking an Acute Social Worker with a BSW to work onsite at Fairview Riverside University Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is a salaried role at 0.9 FTE (72 hours per pay period), with an every-sixth-weekend rotation. The social worker partners with interdisciplinary teams—including providers, physical therapists, nurses, dieticians, chaplains, and pharmacists—to help patients and families navigate hospitalization. The role includes psychosocial assessment, care planning and progression, and comprehensive hospital discharge planning. The social worker works directly with patients, responds to crises, manages patient and family expectations, addresses discharge barriers, and supports efforts to reduce length of stay and prevent avoidable readmissions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in social work (B.S./B.A.).
Less than one year of experience working in a healthcare or related setting.
Minnesota Social Work license upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Three years of experience working in a healthcare or related 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 in accordance with the policy.
Communicate frequently with the interdisciplinary team to support continuity and effective coordination of care.
Provide emotional support 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 with complex medical decision-making and goals of care.
Document all interactions thoroughly and promptly in accordance with department standard work.
Serve as an expert on 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 address related barriers, which may include collaborating with providers on clinical adjustments in care.