Social Worker

Saint Luke's Health System; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke's East Hospital is seeking a licensed Social Worker to join our team. This role focuses on assessing patients' psychological, social, emotional, cultural, and financial needs and coordinating care within a multidisciplinary team.

You will provide social work services during illness, crisis, and discharge planning, collaborate on transition plans, and contribute to program development to serve patients and families across the system.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited school.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with patients of diverse ages and backgrounds.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be LMSW or LCSW license in Missouri.
• 1 year Licensed Master Social Worker experience (MO).
• Healthcare setting experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assess psychological, social, emotional, cultural and financial needs and plan resulting treatment.
• Provide social work services to address patients and families during illness, crisis, and post-acute discharge planning.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to develop transition plans and address needs.
• Participate in program planning and development to meet customer needs within the entity and community.

Skills

Assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Written/verbal communication

Crisis intervention

Education

CSWE-accredited MSW program

Job description

Saint Luke's East Hospital is seeking a licensed Social Worker to join our team! The Opportunity:

Responsibilities

• Responsible and accountable for assessment of psychological, social, emotional, cultural and financial needs, and the resulting treatment that impacts patients' health and recovery.
• Provides professional social work services that utilize clinical knowledge to address the needs of patients and families during illness, crisis intervention, and post-acute discharge planning.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to develop transition plan and address needs in a timely manner.
• Participates in program planning and development to meet the needs of customers within the entity, health system and community.

Shift

Full time, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. On-Call about 6-8 times per year for a week at a time with weekend requirements during on call weeks.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Knowledge of theory and practice of social work at the MSW level and have basic research skills.
• Must have the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and with patients of various ages and cultural backgrounds.
• Must have excellent written/verbal communication skills.
• Prefer prior experience in a healthcare setting (i.e., hospital, home health or nursing home) but not required.
• Certified LMSW or LCSW required in Missouri.
• Master's Degree in Social Work.
• Applicable Experience: 1 year Licensed Masters Social Worker (MO) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration.

Job Details

Full Time Day (United States of America)

Saint Luke's Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more.

Find out more about what Saint Luke's offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes