Senior Social Worker - Center for Behavioral Health and Learning
About the role
The UW Medical Center-Northwest Social Work Department has an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Social Worker to join us in our new Center for Behavioral Health and Learning building.
Primary Job Responsibilities
- Provide specialty consultation to other health care staff and health care teams regarding psychosocially focused aspects of client/patient care
- Provide psychosocial support to patients and families
- Complete clinical assessments as per department standards for area of service
- In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, develop and implement safe and timely discharge plans
- Provide care coordination for patients with complicated social and medical histories
- Make timely referrals to hospital and/community agencies, including those required by mandatory reporting laws such as child and vulnerable adult abuse
About the Center for Behavioral Health and Learning
The new Center for Behavioral Health and Learning, opening on the UW Medical Center – Northwest campus in 2024, offers an unparalleled opportunity to transform mental health care and to improve mental health care training in our state. Located in North Seattle, the new facility will feature 75 longer-term adult psychiatry beds, 25 geriatric psychiatry beds, 50 medical/surgical beds focused on patients with psychiatric comorbidities, and a state-of-the-art neuromodulation program. It will also house an interdisciplinary training and workforce development program focused on preparing and supporting the next generation of behavioral health providers for Washington State. The six-story building will be a beautiful place to work with lots of windows, natural lighting and open-concept spaces and will offer amenities including a new kitchen and dining area for patients, staff and visitors.
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.
- Experience can include a practicum placement as part of a social work training program and/or employment experience.
Legal Requirement
Within 90 days of hire must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington: Agency Affiliated Counselor, Licensed Social Work Associate -Advanced, Licensed Social Work Associate - Independent, Clinical Licensed Advance Social Worker, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker.
About UW Medical Center-Northwest
The UW Medical Center-Northwest is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion.
About UW Medicine
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. Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.
Compensation, Benefits And Position Details
Pay Range Minimum: $43.41 hourly Pay Range Maximum $67.93 hourly Other Compensation Certification Premium - $1.50/hour Benefits For information about benefits for this position, visit here.
Shift
First Shift (United States of America)
Temporary or Regular?
This is a regular position
FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)
100.00%
Union/Bargaining Unit
SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional