Inpatient Medical Social Worker

The Nebraska Medical Center • Omaha, NE

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Nebraska Medicine is seeking a compassionate and skilled Inpatient Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial support to patients and families and assist with discharge planning, crisis intervention, and care coordination across medical and surgical settings, including transplant, pediatrics, and outpatient services. The role includes completing biopsychosocial assessments, identifying patient needs, and developing individualized care and discharge plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team. The social worker connects patients with community resources such as home care, skilled nursing, and acute rehabilitation, and provides support in complex situations involving abuse or neglect, substance use, housing instability, and other barriers to care.

As a rover, the social worker travels between Nebraska Medicine hospitals and outpatient clinics throughout the Omaha area to provide coverage where needed. The position is full-time, primarily provides weekday coverage, and typically works from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The role provides consultative services focused on patients’ social, psychological, rehabilitative, protective, and financial needs, coordinating care and helping address personal or environmental difficulties that predispose illness or interfere with receiving maximum benefit from medical care.

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.
• Demonstrated 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, 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 situations involving abuse or neglect, substance use, housing instability, and other barriers to care.
• Travel between Nebraska Medicine locations throughout the Omaha area to provide coverage where needed.
• Provide consultative services addressing patients’ social, psychological, rehabilitative, protective, and financial needs.
• Help patients and families address personal or environmental difficulties that predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.

What This Job Offers

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