SOCIAL WORKER - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (PER DIEM, ROTATING/VARIABLE SHIFTS)

University of Washington; Seattle (WA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

The University of Washington is seeking a per diem Social Worker in the Emergency Department to provide essential psychosocial support and care coordination. This role requires a Master of Social Work and involves working closely with patients and healthcare teams to ensure comprehensive services, effective discharge planning, and advocacy for patient needs. We offer a dynamic work environment dedicated to compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work from an accredited program.
• One year of full-time social work experience in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessment, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions.
• Coordinate care and develop discharge plans in collaboration with healthcare teams.
• Make referrals to community agencies as needed.

Skills

Psychosocial support

Care coordination

Crisis intervention

Discharge planning

Education

Master of Social Work Degree

Job description

SOCIAL WORKER - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (PER DIEM, ROTATING/VARIABLE SHIFTS)

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Req #: 247108

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE - SOCIAL WORK

Posting Date: 06/24/2025

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $41.37 - $64.75 per hour

Shift: Alternate Work Shift

The

UW MEDICAL CENTER - MONTLAKE - SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT

has an outstanding opportunity for a

SOCIAL WORKER

within the

Emergency Department

.


WORK SCHEDULE

• Per Diem
• Rotating/Variable Shift
  
  
  
  

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Partner with patients, their families and the health care team to address their medically related social and emotional needs and provide support and advocacy as this impacts their medical condition, treatment, recovery and safe transition from one environment to another
• Be responsible for providing a full range of social work services including psychosocial assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, discharge planning, crisis intervention and resource referral(s)
• Partner with the patient/family and the health care team to coordinate care across the continuum, improves the patients’ care through effective utilization of resources by transitioning from the acute care episode to the post-acute setting
  
  
  
  

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide specialty consultation to other health care staff and health care teams regarding psychosocially focused aspects of client/patient care.
• Provide psychosocial support to patients and families.
• In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, develop and implement safe and timely discharge plans.
• Provide care coordination for patients with complicated social and medical histories.
• Provide case management and/or counseling services in specialized programs.
• Make timely referrals to hospital and/community agencies including those required by mandatory reporting laws such as child and vulnerable adult abuse.
  
  
  
  

REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

A Master of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education AND one year of full-time social work experience in a health care setting or equivalent. Experience can include a practicum placement as part of a social work training program and/or employment experience.


LEGAL REQUIREMENT

Within 90 days of hire must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington:

• Agency Affiliated Counselor
• Licensed Social Work Associate -Advanced
• Licensed Social Work Associate - Independent Clinical
• Licensed Advance Social Worker
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  
  
  
  

ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE

UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.


Excellence. Exploration. Education. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-montlake)

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About Uw Medicine – Where Your Impact Goes Further


UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

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