Social Worker

Shriners Children's; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Shriners Children's in Salt Lake City is seeking a Part-time Social Worker to support patients and families within a multidisciplinary pediatric care setting. The role emphasizes bio-psychosocial-spiritual assessment, case management, care coordination, and discharge planning across SHC locations.

Responsibilities include advocating for services, engaging families, and ensuring adherence to the plan of care while upholding professional standards and ethical practice in a busy health care

Qualifications

• Master's in Social Work required.
• SW license in state of practice required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the plan of care to achieve desired outcomes and integrate health care resources.
• Advocate for services to protect the patient’s health, safety and rights.
• Collaborate with patients, families, caregivers, and the health care team locally and across the SHC system.

Skills

Communication skills

Crisis intervention

Advocacy

Education

Master's in Social Work

SW license in state of practice

BLS

Job description

Company OverviewShriners 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. Please click here to learn more about our locations.CURRENT EMPLOYEES: Please log into Workday Click Here to apply internally through the \"Jobs Hub\"Job DescriptionWe have an opportunity for a Part-time Social Worker to join our team in Salt Lake City. The Social Worker position requires understanding of common ethical and legal issues in social work practice in health care setting including: bio-psychosocial-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 client 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 care-giving roles and support needs.Key Responsibilities:Accountability for the achievement of optimal outcomes within th standards of practice.Ensures coordination of care with other Shriners Children's locations to best meet the patients needs as well as financial and clinical resources of SHC.Coordinates the plan of care to achieve desired outcomes and integrates the work of the health care team by coordinating resources and services necessary to accomplish agree upon goals.Advocates by supporting or recommending services for the protection of the patient's health, safety and rights.Collaborates by working with patients, families, caregivers, and the health care team locally and within the SHC system to jointly communicate.Demonstrates professionalism by emulating the standards of practice of care management guided by the Shriners Children's professional practice model FOCUSED.Arranges services among community agencies, physicians, patients, family, caregivers, and others involved in the plan of care.Required Qualifications:Master's in Social WorkSW license in state of practiceBasic Life Support (BLS)Preferred Qualifications:3 years Social Work experienceCase Management Certification (CMC, ACM, or ANCC)Bilingual in English/SpanishCompensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.