Social Worker

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children's in the United States seeks a Social Worker to support biopsychosocial-spiritual assessments, care coordination, discharge planning, and family engagement within pediatric health care settings.

The role emphasizes ethical practice, advocacy, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to promote patient and family well-being across the care continuum.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work is required.
• SW license in state of practice is required.
• Master’s degree in social work is preferred.
• 3 years of Social Work experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care and case management across SHC locations to ensure patient needs are met and costs are managed.
• Evaluate and coordinate discharge and transition planning with families and care teams.
• Advocate for patients and families, promoting informed decision-making and quality of life.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on plans of care, resources, and eligibility.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work

Master’s degree in social work

Job description

Company Overview

Company Overview Shriners Children's is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family's ability to pay or insurance status.

Job Description

The Social Worker position requires understanding of common ethical and legal issues in social work practice in health care settings including: biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment; use of the strengths perspective; client and family engagement in all aspects of social work intervention; case management/care management/care coordination/health care navigation; discharge and transition planning; client concordance with and adherence to the plan of care; Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, including pain and symptom management, Hospice and end-of-life care; identification of child abuse, trauma, neglect, and exploitation; crisis intervention, facilitation of benefits and resource acquisition to assist clients and families, including an understanding of related policies, eligibility requirements, and financial and legal issues; advocacy with other members of the interdisciplinary team and within the health care institution to promote clients' and families' decision making and quality of life; client, family, interdisciplinary, and community education; family systems issues, including the impact of health care concerns, illness, and disease on family relationships; life cycles, and caregiving roles and support needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Resource Management assures prudent utilization of all resources (fiscal, human, environmental, equipment and services) by evaluation of the resources available to the patient and balancing cost and quality to ensure the optimal clinical and financial outcomes.
• Ensures coordination of care with other Shriners Hospitals for Children locations to best meet the patient's needs as well as financial and clinical resources of SHC.
• Evaluates cost of care with the benefits of patient safety, clinical quality, risk and patient satisfaction to provide recommendations and decisions that ensure optimal outcomes.
• Educates patient, family, caregivers, and health care team on the economic impact of their care options.
• Identifies and addresses avoidable delay practice patterns that may require modification to support cost-effective care.
• Identifies and implements strategies for avoiding and/or managing unnecessary costs that impact the hospital.
• Secures the appropriate payer authorization to advance the plan of care.
• Arranges services among community agencies, physicians, patients, family, caregivers, and others involved in the plan of care.
• Ensures timely sequencing of interventions for optimal results and smooth transition along the continuum.
• Identifies barriers to achieving recommended goals identified in the plan of care.
• Collaborates by working with patients, families, caregivers, and the health care team locally and within the SHC system to jointly communicate, problem solve, and share accountability for optimal outcomes.
• Respects and values the contributions of all disciplines.
• Communicates and collaborates with patients, families, caregivers, and the health care team to build and maintain ethical relationships that foster trust and confidence.
• Demonstrates cultural competency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work
• SW license in state of practice

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work
• 3 years of Social Work experience
• Case Management Certification (CMC, ACM, or ANCC)

Compensation

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Benefits and Opportunities

Every day, we provide innovative, compassionate care and conduct leading research that enhances the quality of life for children and their families. We invite you to explore the many rewarding career paths at Shriners Children's, from clinical and non-clinical positions to education and research opportunities. We're always looking for driven, compassionate professionals to join our team as nurses, physical therapists, medical assistants, administrative staff and much more.

No matter where you're located, you'll find openings at our Shriners Children's facilities across the U.S., in Canada and Mexico and at our corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Eligible Shriners Children's employees receive comprehensive benefits packages, including medical, dental and vision insurance, tuition assistance, retirement matching and so much more!