Social Work Manager

Position Highlights

The Social Work Manager provides leadership and supervision of clinical staff on inpatient units, program and policy development and monitoring, and quality improvement activities. The Social Work Manager also assists in recruitment and hiring processes and is responsible for orientation of assigned supervisees and ongoing performance evaluation. This position serves as a key representative for the Social Work and Care Coordination department in interdisciplinary and community collaborations.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Manage personnel responsibilities including recruitment, hiring, orienting new staff. Conduct timely performance reviews and progressive counseling as appropriate to meet the medical center expectations and Patient’s First goals.
• Aid in staffing and scheduling.
• Facilitate program planning, monitoring and reporting, including overseeing workgroups and projects.
• Demonstrate timely response to staff concerns and proactively address barriers to effective provision of Social Work & Care Coordination services (both micro and macro, larger system and unique to specific services/settings).
• Coach and monitor staff in managing high-stress work and system changes by promoting self-care strategies, professional development, and a positive culture.
• Foster a positive work environment by modeling and encouraging collaboration, acknowledgement of excellent work within and outside the department.
• Champion fair resolution of staff/team conflicts, particularly in politically or culturally driven matters or situations arising out of personality/work approach differences.
• Represent the Social Work & Care Coordination department to other departments and external organizations. Advocate for appropriate staff roles. Address impacts of system decisions on Social Work & Care Coordination staff.

Required Position Qualifications

• A Master’s of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Current active license or within 90 days of hire one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington must be obtained: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Approved Supervisor for clinical supervision of provisionally licensed social workers.
• Five years full-time professional Social Work experience in a health care delivery system OR equivalent education/experience. Two years of this experience must have been in a health care setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and handle a fluctuating workload.
• Ability to act independently, utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Adherence to the NASW Code of Ethics.
• Hospital Inpatient Case Management experience.

About UW Medical Center-Montlake

UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center 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 seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.

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