Req #: 230375

Department: HARBORVIEW - SOCIAL WORK

Posting Date: 04/29/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $40.11 - $62.78 per hour

Shift: Alternate Work Shift

Harborview Medical Center – Social Work has an outstanding opportunity for a Social Worker within the Emergency Department. WORK SCHEDULE • Per Diem • Rotating/Variable Shift

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS • The individual in this position will provide direct social work services to Psychiatric and Medical Emergency Services, Ambulatory Surgery, the Operating Room and observation status patients and their families located in Emergency Services unit.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • Implement social work clinical protocols for patients ranging from infancy through adulthood, including crisis intervention, social work assessment and discharge planning. • Prioritize patients in need of psychiatric evaluation, minors, families of patients who are in need of trauma/grief interventions. • Work with sexual assault victims, domestic, elder, and child abuse victims, patients with chemical dependency and other pyscho-social emergencies, patients needing nursing home placements and general resources such as transportation and housing. • Possess knowledge of legal requirements for vulnerable populations, involuntary treatment for psychiatric patients, and patients with chemical dependencies. • Performs related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: 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 is preferred. Experience can include a practicum placement as part of a social work training program and/or employment experience.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS: 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 HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.

Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/harborview-medical-center) Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

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.

All 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.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.