Social Worker, Registry Off-Shift

UChicago Medicine • Chicago, IL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

UChicago Medicine is seeking an Adult Inpatient Social Worker for a Registry position within the Social Work department. This role is based in a fast-paced hospital environment and is responsible for providing support and coverage as needed to facilitate timely and safe patient discharges. The Social Worker will be a member of a multidisciplinary team, offering consultation, assessment, and interventions for patients and families requiring emotional, social, or psychological support.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work from a School of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work education.
• Possess current state of Illinois Social Work License (LSW required).
• Requires knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Previous clinical social work experience in an acute care hospital setting of at least one year.

Responsibilities

• Develops and leads or co-leads support and/or psycho educational groups for designated patient/family populations as appropriate.
• Collaboratively formulates appropriate and realistic discharge plans, working with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team and available community-based organizations including the Wyler Child Protective Services team and DCFS.
• Performs case management functions including information and referral services and linkages to appropriate hospital resources as well as community-based organizations.
• Serves as consultant and educator both formally and informally to the care and multidisciplinary teams regarding biopsychosocial components of illness and hospitalization.
• Attends and participates in multidisciplinary patient care rounds as available.
• Provides administrative coverage when requested.
• Participates in data collection process for social work.
• Develops accurate psychosocial assessments which examine the current problems as well as relevant biopsychosocial and environmental factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees