Social Worker (PRN)

About the role

Are you looking for a career as a Social Worker? Join our team at Barnes Jewish Hospital to make a direct impact on patient care and operations.

Under direction of a physician, assists patients and their families in their residences or outpatient/inpatient settings to adapt and plan an interdisciplinary approach to treating the patient-family system.

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children's at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Memorial Belleville is also accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center and has been a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence since 2008. Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed all-private suite hospital recognized with Magnet status in 2018, provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care. The Social Services Department enhances the delivery of comprehensive services to patients, providing information on discharge planning options such as home care, assisted living facilities, or nursing home placement, and discussing financial concerns and resources for assistance.

Responsibilities

• Weekends: Discharge Planning (coordination of discharge plans)
• Weekdays: Psychosocial assessments, social determinants of health, resource management
• PRN: 2 shifts every 6 weeks (some telephonic on-call)
• Provides direct clinical services to patients and families
• Plans and implements social work services on assigned clinical service or unit in collaboration with the healthcare team
• Collaborates with community human service agencies to meet the needs of patients, families, and the hospital

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work
• Medical Social Work experience highly preferred
• No prior experience required
• No supervisor experience required
• Illinois state social work license or ability to take and pass the Illinois state social work licensing exam within 90 days of first day of employment (required for employees at Illinois facilities)

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience preferred
• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) preferred

Schedule

• Day Shift: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Weekend shifts focused on Discharge Planning
• Weekday shifts focused on psychosocial assessments, social determinants of health, and resource management
• PRN commitment: 2 shifts every 6 weeks (some telephonic on-call)

Location

Memorial Hospital (Belleville & Shiloh), Illinois

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance