Inpatient Medical Social Worker

Nebraska Medicine • Omaha, NE

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Medical Social Worker provides psychosocial support to patients and families and assists with discharge planning, crisis intervention, and care coordination across medical and surgical settings, including transplant, pediatrics, and outpatient services. The role completes biopsychosocial assessments, identifies patient needs, and develops individualized care and discharge plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team. The social worker connects patients with community resources, including home care, skilled nursing, and acute rehabilitation, and supports patients facing complex situations such as abuse or neglect, substance use, housing instability, and other barriers to care.

As a rover, this position travels between Nebraska Medicine hospitals and outpatient clinics throughout the Omaha area, providing coverage where it is most needed. The role provides consultative support and intervention for patients and families dealing with personal or environmental difficulties that predispose them to illness or interfere with receiving maximum benefit from medical care. It focuses on social, psychological, rehabilitative, protective, and financial needs to coordinate care.

This is a full-time position primarily focused on weekday coverage. The typical shift is 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and travel between Nebraska Medicine locations in the Omaha area is required.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited university.
• At least two years of experience in social work.
• Knowledge of professional guidelines regarding confidentiality of client and staff information.
• Competence using computer applications, including Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse patient groups and their families.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High-level commitment, motivation and energy, team orientation, and professionalism.
• Knowledge of health care services and resources.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Certified Social Worker (CSW) under Nebraska law or Provisional Certified Master of Social Work (PCMSW).
• For the geriatric department, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is required.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for non-geriatric departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial support to patients and their families.
• Assist with discharge planning, crisis intervention, and care coordination across medical and surgical settings.
• Complete biopsychosocial assessments and identify patient needs.
• Develop individualized care and discharge plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Connect patients with community resources, including home care, skilled nursing, and acute rehabilitation.
• Provide support in complex situations involving abuse or neglect, substance use, housing instability, and other barriers to care.
• Travel between Nebraska Medicine hospitals and outpatient clinics throughout the Omaha area to provide coverage.
• Provide support and intervention for personal or environmental difficulties that predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.
• Coordinate care addressing patients’ social, psychological, rehabilitative, protective, and financial needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level