Medical Social Worker MSW

Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 49,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) with match

Job summary

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, NV is seeking a Medical Social Worker (MSW) to join our Neonatal ICU team. You will perform psychosocial assessments, crisis interventions, discharge planning, and referral to resources to support patients and families.

The MSW collaborates with nurses, physicians, and insurers to identify barriers to discharge and coordinate care, while providing emotional support in high-stress situations.

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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff to address patient needs.
• Identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery (financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, spiritual).
• Maintain knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations and processes; understand managed-care concepts and length-of-stay management.
• Perform thorough assessments and develop discharge plans for high-risk patients with psychosocial needs.
• Coordinate meetings between care team and patients/families; assist in difficult decisions honoring patient values.
• Intervene for psychosocial needs and support in coping with chronic illness; engage in discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, referrals.

Skills

MSW experience

Nevada licensure

LCSW preferred

Certification in Social Work preferred

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: 35.86 - 53.84 / hour Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Medical Social Worker MSW today with Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.

This MSW Medical Social Worker position will be assigned to the Neonatal ICU and will work a weekly schedule of Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for non-clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for the inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department. The MSW performs crisis intervention, patient/family interventions, high-risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other identified resource needs. The MSW assists in post-acute care placement on all discharges, primarily with those patients identified with post-discharge behavioral health and patient assistance/resource needs. The MSW is dedicated to patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination, prioritization, and engages in creative and compassionate problem-solving. The scope of this role includes intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and ED. The MSW responds to physician, non-discharge planning social work consults throughout the facility.

What you will do in this role:

• You will work collaboratively with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff members to proactively identify and address patient needs.
• You will identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery. These barriers include financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual.
• You will maintain a thorough working knowledge of the rules of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations and processes. You will possess a thorough understanding of managed-care concepts and length-of-stay management relating to patient and organizational fiscal responsibility.
• You will perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate discharge plans for high-risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs.
• You will coordinate and facilitate meetings between the care team and patients/families/caregivers. You will assist patients and families in making difficult decisions while honoring their preferences and values.
• You will intervene with patients/families/caregivers for psychosocial needs, assistance, and support in coping with chronic acute terminal illness. You will engage in consultation, discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, and information referrals to meet the emotional, social, and financial aspects of care.
• You will provide emotional support to patients and family members during complex and/or emotionally charged issues, such as end-of-life, terminal illness notifications, death notification (with physician), and crisis interventions.

What qualifications you will need:

The scope of this role includes intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, ED, and responses to physician, non-discharge planning social work consults throughout the facility.

• 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 benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

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 states 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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.