Clinical Social Worker MSW

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Social Worker uses a specialized knowledge of human behavior, enhances problem solving and coping for patients and families throughout the hospital setting. Social Workers provide emotional support, psychosocial assessment, supportive counseling, crisis intervention, group therapy and the provision of information and referrals to appropriate community resources.

Responsibilities

• Complete psychosocial assessments on patients referred within two working days.
• Include but not limited to assessment of the patient’s lifestyle, coping, support systems and needs.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of psychosocial issues related to hospitalization for patients of all age populations.
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and actively collaborate with treatment staff to coordinate the care of a patient including problem identification, plan of care needs and recommendations to meet the psychosocial needs of the patient.
• Participate in formulating policies and procedures to facilitate maximum integration of clinical social work services with other disciplines.
• Demonstrate knowledge of social service policies and procedures.
• Provide staff with in-service education as needed.
• Develop relationships with community agencies and serve as liaison to coordinate continuity of care for patients.
• Plan and coordinate with staff of community facilities, social service agencies, health department and other community agencies and resources to meet patient’s post hospitalization needs as appropriate.
• Provide community and professional staff training regarding patient psychosocial needs and/or coping with illness, grief and loss.
• Provide evaluation and referral services for patients who are alcohol or drug dependent.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work required
• 1+ years’ experience or MSW internship required
• Currently licensed in Nevada as a Registered Master of Social Work
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred
• Certification in Social Work preferred

Benefits

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

Note

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center provides Las Vegas and the Southwest region with high-quality, advanced healthcare services. We have been serving our community for nearly 60 years. Sunrise Hospital has been a Consumer Choice Award recipient for 15 consecutive years. We are the largest acute care facility in Nevada and the state's only fresh post-op Pediatric CICU. Our facility offers an advanced comprehensive stroke center which received the Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award from the GWTG. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.