Senior Social Worker - Emergency Department
About The Position
UW Medical Center-Northwest is hiring a Senior Social Worker in its Emergency Department. The role partners with patients, families, and the healthcare team to address medically related social and emotional needs, and to provide support and advocacy as those needs affect medical conditions, treatment, recovery, and safe transitions between care settings. The Senior Social Worker provides a full range of services, including psychosocial assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, discharge planning, crisis intervention, and resource referrals. The position coordinates care across the continuum, helping patients transition from acute care to post-acute settings through effective use of resources. It involves consultation with healthcare staff on psychosocial aspects of care, patient and family support, clinical assessment, discharge planning, care coordination for patients with complex social and medical histories, and case management and counseling in specialized programs. The position is part-time at 20 hours per week on the evening shift and is a regular position. Pay is $43.41–$67.93 per hour. The Senior Social Worker is expected to practice collaboration, timely communication, facilitation of care progression, coordination of services, advocacy, prudent resource management, accountability, and professionalism. Within 90 days of hire, the employee must hold one of the specified Washington State credentials: Agency Affiliated Counselor; Licensed Social Work Associate-Advanced; Licensed Social Work Associate-Independent Clinical; Licensed Advanced Social Worker; or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker.
Requirements
- Master of Social Work degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
- One year of full-time social work experience in a healthcare setting or equivalent; experience may include a practicum placement as part of social work training and/or employment experience.
- Within 90 days of hire, hold a Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor, Licensed Social Work Associate-Advanced, Licensed Social Work Associate-Independent Clinical, Licensed Advanced Social Worker, or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialty consultation to healthcare staff and teams regarding psychosocial aspects of patient care.
- Provide psychosocial support to patients and families.
- Complete clinical assessments according to department standards.
- Develop and implement safe, timely discharge plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
- Coordinate care for patients with complicated social and medical histories.
- Provide case management and counseling services in specialized programs.
- Partner with patients, families, and the healthcare team to address medically related social and emotional needs and support treatment, recovery, and safe transitions.
- Provide social work services including treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, crisis intervention, discharge planning, and resource referrals.
- Coordinate care across the continuum and support transitions from acute care to post-acute settings.
- Collaborate with care-team members, physicians, practitioners, caregivers, and community resources; communicate relevant patient-care information; advocate for patient access, safety, and rights; and manage resources prudently.
Benefits
- Benefits are available; details are provided through the University of Washington staff benefits information page.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
