Senior Social Worker - Center for Behavioral Health and Learning
About The Position
The UW Medical Center-Northwest Social Work Department has an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Social Worker to join us in our new Center for Behavioral Health and Learning building. The new Center for Behavioral Health and Learning, opening on the UW Medical Center – Northwest campus in 2024, offers an unparalleled opportunity to transform mental health care and to improve mental health care training in our state. Located in North Seattle, the new facility will feature 75 longer-term adult psychiatry beds, 25 geriatric psychiatry beds, 50 medical/surgical beds focused on patients with psychiatric comorbidities, and a state-of-the-art neuromodulation program. It will also house an interdisciplinary training and workforce development program focused on preparing and supporting the next generation of behavioral health providers for Washington State. The six-story building will be a beautiful place to work with lots of windows, natural lighting and open-concept spaces and will offer amenities including a new kitchen and dining area for patients, staff and visitors. Learn more about the Center for Behavioral Health and Learning here. UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care.
Requirements
- A Master of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and one year of full-time social work experience in a health care setting or equivalent. Experience can include a practicum placement as part of a social work training program and/or employment experience.
- LEGAL REQUIREMENT: Within 90 days of hire must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington:
- Agency Affiliated Counselor
- Licensed Social Work Associate -Advanced
- Licensed Social Work Associate - Independent Clinical
- Licensed Advance Social Worker
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Responsibilities
- Partner with patients, their families and the health care team to address medically-related social and emotional needs and provide support and advocacy as these impact the patient's medical condition, treatment, recovery and safe transition from one environment to another
- Be responsible for providing a full range of social work services including psychosocial assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, discharge planning, crisis intervention and resource referral(s)
- Partner with the patient/family and the health care team to coordinate care across the continuum, improving patient care through effective utilization of resources by transitioning from the acute care episode to the post-acute setting
- Provide specialty consultation to other health care staff and health care teams regarding psychosocially focused aspects of client/patient care
- Provide psychosocial support to patients and families
- Complete clinical assessments as per department standards for area of service
- In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, develop and implement safe and timely discharge plans
- Provide care coordination for patients with complicated social and medical histories
- Provide case management and counseling services in specialized programs
- Make timely referrals to hospital and community agencies, including those required by mandatory reporting laws such as child and vulnerable adult abuse
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
