Social Worker, Urgent Care

UW Health • Middleton, WI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Put your passion for helping people to use at UW Health.

We are seeking a Social Worker – Urgent Care to:

Evaluate complex patient and family situations which have legal, ethical, and
psychosocial components in a fast-paced, episodic care environment.
Collaboratively develop patient goals, provide brief interventions, address
immediate barriers, and support safe and appropriate care transitions or
follow-up.
Assess and respond to social drivers of health impacting urgent care
utilization, including housing instability, food insecurity, transportation
barriers, financial strain, limited access to primary care, and safety
concerns.
Provide resource connection and care coordination to address immediate needs,
reduce barriers to discharge, and support linkage to community services and
ongoing care.
May engage patient/family in the treatment and decision-making process with
respect to patient rights, principles of confidentiality, respect for patient
privacy, and right to self-determination.

At UW Health, you will have:

An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid
time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption
assistance.
Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and
allow for work-life balance.
Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department
that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth
by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former
colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work Required
• Certified Advanced Practice Social Worker (CAPSW) in the state of Wisconsin within 90 Days Required or
• Certified Independent Social Worker (CISW) in the state of Wisconsin within 90 Days Required or
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Wisconsin within 90 Days Required

Nice To Haves

• 2 years prior hospital based social work experience Preferred
• 2 years prior hospital or community-based social work experience if supporting the HIV Clinic Preferred
• 2 years prior hospital or clinic based pediatric experience if supporting American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) Preferred

Responsibilities

• Evaluate complex patient and family situations which have legal, ethical, and psychosocial components in a fast-paced, episodic care environment.
• Collaboratively develop patient goals, provide brief interventions, address immediate barriers, and support safe and appropriate care transitions or follow-up.
• Assess and respond to social drivers of health impacting urgent care utilization, including housing instability, food insecurity, transportation barriers, financial strain, limited access to primary care, and safety concerns.
• Provide resource connection and care coordination to address immediate needs, reduce barriers to discharge, and support linkage to community services and ongoing care.
• May engage patient/family in the treatment and decision-making process with respect to patient rights, principles of confidentiality, respect for patient privacy, and right to self-determination.

Benefits

• An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.
• Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
• Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
• The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions.

What This Job Offers

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