SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER (FULL-TIME, DAYS)

SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER (FULL-TIME, DAYS)

$5,000 Recruitment Incentive to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine

UW Medicine Primary Care at has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Social Worker!

WORK SCHEDULE

• 40 hours per week
• Monday Friday
• Day Shift

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Provides professional social work services in a client / patient clinical teaching and research environment.
• Provides social work services to clients / patients, their families, and / or others, all while exercising independent decision-making authority and expertise specific to assigned area of practice.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The UW Primary Care team of Social Workers is dedicated to advancing UW Medicine's mission of improving the health of the public.

We strive to provide high quality patient-centered care and support the continued learning of our team members.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides specialty consultations among health care staff and health care teams regarding psychosocially focused aspects of client / patient care.
• Provides psychosocial support and support utilization guidance to patients and families.
• Works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement safe effective case management and counseling programs in specialized programs.
• Provides care coordination for patients with complex social and medical histories.
• Makes timely referrals to hospital and / community agencies, including those required by mandatory reporting laws such and child and vulnerable adult abuse.
• Participates in practicum instruction of social work students and provides work direction to Social Work Assistant(s) and other staff.
• Engages in departmental program development activities, tasks forces, and committees.

REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters 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 health care setting or equivalent.

Experience can include a practicum placement as part of a social work training program and / or employment experience.)

WASHINGTON STATE LEGAL REQUIREMENT

Within 90 days of hire must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington :

• Agency Affiliated Counselor, or
• Licensed Social Work Associate - Advanced, or
• Licensed Social Work Associate - Independent Clinical, or
• Licensed Advance Social Worker, or
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

ABOUT UW MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE & POPULATION HEALTH (PCPH)

UW Medicine's Primary Care (UWPC) is a network of clinics located throughout the Puget Sound region. Our clinics offer a wide spectrum of primary care services, as well as secondary care, supporting pediatrics to geriatrics.

Urgent care services are offered seven days a week at select locations and we've recently expanded patient care access to include Virtual Primary Care-Telemedicine.

UW Primary Care and our Population Health Initiative intersect at three major pillars : human health, environmental resilience, and social and economic equity.

UW PCPH provides services and outreach to patients in our communities by closing care gaps and serving high-risk patient populations.

ABOUT UW MEDICINE WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center.

UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public?by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

Across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored.

Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes : Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity.

Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.