Social Worker I/II Per Diem

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Provide clinical social work services to children with acute and chronic illness, their families, the staff of Seattle Children's Hospital and the community in a managed care environment. Assist in promotion of culturally appropriate family-centered care and wellness of patients and families by identifying, interpreting, and reducing psychosocial factors contributing to illness. Counsel and aid patients and their families to understand medical recommendations and options. Assess and assist with non-medical problems interfering with effective patient care. Interview, coordinate, and plan programs and activities to meet the social and emotional needs of patients and/or patients' family. Provide crisis intervention and assist families in understanding the implications and complexities of the medical situation and its impact on lifestyle. Individuals assigned to Dialysis and Organ Transplant programs must be able to demonstrate competencies for Medicare regulations as related to End-State Renal Disease (ESRD) and Transplant Conditions of Participation.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from a school of social work accredited by the Counsel on Social Work Education.
Ability and flexibility to work evening, night, weekend shifts, and holidays as well as provide on-call coverage.
Currently Licensed in Washington State as a Licensed Social Work Associate Independent Clinical (LSWAIC) (for Social Worker I).
Currently licensed in Washington State as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) (for Social Worker II).
A minimum of 4 years of current clinical social work experience in an acute care setting (may include internship hours) (for Social Worker II).

Nice To Haves

Current clinical social work experience in acute healthcare settings.
Current clinical social work experience in working with children and families in acute care settings and dealing with all aspects of care including but not limited to crisis intervention, protective services, and mental health.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in working with multicultural/diverse patients.
Multidisciplinary team experience.
Multilingual.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical social work services to children with acute and chronic illness, their families, the staff of Seattle Children's Hospital and the community in a managed care environment.
Assist in promotion of culturally appropriate family-centered care and wellness of patients and families by identifying, interpreting, and reducing psychosocial factors contributing to illness.
Counsel and aid patients and their families to understand medical recommendations and options.
Assess and assist with non-medical problems interfering with effective patient care.
Interview, coordinate, and plan programs and activities to meet the social and emotional needs of patients and/or patients' family.
Provide crisis intervention and assist families in understanding the implications and complexities of the medical situation and its impact on lifestyle.
Demonstrate competencies for Medicare regulations as related to End-State Renal Disease (ESRD) and Transplant Conditions of Participation for individuals assigned to Dialysis and Organ Transplant programs.