Hospital Social Worker Emergency Department
About The Position
Looking for a position that allows you to utilize your behavioral health assessment and crisis intervention skills? We are growing our team because of the need for more social workers in our Off-Campus Emergency Departments. As an ED social worker at MultiCare, the priority work includes comprehensive mental health evaluations, SBIRTs, collaborating with DCRs and psychiatric facilities, addressing abuse, neglect concerns, and provided resources and referrals to a wide range of services. We need social workers who are comfortable with traumatic patient situations, providing emotional support to patients and families, have a background in mental health and crisis interventions. If you have a passion for behavioral health care across the lifespan and have the skills to problem solve complicated discharge situations, please apply. You would be working on a multidisciplinary team in an emergency department setting with most shifts being 12 hours. For LSWAIC social workers, we offer weekly clinical supervision to support achievement of LICSW. We have a 3-step career ladder that social workers can advance at their own pace. Position Summary The Hospital Social Worker is an exciting opportunity at MultiCare, responsible for cross continuum care coordination, psychosocial assessments, and psychosocial interventions. In this role you will identify opportunities to continually improve patient care, services and population health.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work
- Licensed in the state of Washington
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW); OR Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical (LSWAIC) with a commitment to obtain their LICSW within four (4) years
- Minimum three (3) years Hospital or equivalent experience
Nice To Haves
- Health industry knowledge preferred
- Healthcare financial assistance knowledge preferred
- Leadership experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Perform cross continuum care activities, which may include clinic, provider practice, urgent care, phone care agency, skilled care, or other sites of care, as appropriate
- Provide customer service to the patient, family, physician/APP, and care team members to include discharge milestones and progression to next level of care
- Model and orchestrate consistent, professional communications and maintain consistent and proactive communication patterns with colleagues and staff
- Delegate responsibilities appropriately but remains accountable for outcomes
- Ensure that the patient and family experiences medically appropriate transitions of care
Benefits
- Competitive tuition assistance
- Award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in your future
- Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared for at work and in life
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
