Social Worker III - Ambulatory - 50%

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Health, dental, life and disability保险

Employer retirement plan contributions

Job summary

The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a Social Worker III in the Care Coordination Division to provide comprehensive social work services to patients and their families. The role includes assessment, treatment, and discharge planning, with opportunities to lead groups and contribute to program development.

Responsibilities include collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, advocating for patients, and supporting complex cases through the continuum of care.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work required.
• 6 months–1 year of clinical social work experience preferred.
• A license to practice social work in Iowa.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements plan of care responsive to patient/family concerns and clinical impressions.
• Performs social work assessments with patient and/or family involvement.
• Provides range of social work services including psychosocial functioning, adaptation to illness, and post-hospital planning.
• Provides information, consultation and support to interdisciplinary team members.
• Advocates for the social work role with health care team members.
• Develops and facilitates groups for patients and/or significant others.

Skills

Clinical social work experience

Written and verbal communication

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Social work license in Iowa

Job description

The University of Iowa Health Care, Care Coordination Division is seeking a Social Worker III to provide direct social work services including assessment, treatment, interventions, and recommendations to facilitate movement through the continuum of care for patients and their families. This role will also participate in and provide the social work perspective to interdisciplinary activities, as well as provide social work treatment, individually or in groups, to patients and clients and their families with complex emotional or social problems. Additionally, this position assumes basic consultation, supervisory, teaching, research, program development, and/or administrative responsibilities.

The department intends to hire either a Social Worker II (requisition 26004070) or a Social Worker III (26004078) for this role. Please apply to the specific position for which you meet the correct qualifications.

Duties

• Develops and implements plan of care, responsive to patient/family concerns, health care status, available resources, age specific problems, and clinical impressions.
• Identifies patients requiring social work intervention through use of case finding.
• Performs social work assessments with patient and/or family involvement.
• Develops clinical impressions and rates severity of problems for planned interventions.
• Provides range of social work services responsive to identified problems (e.g., help with psychosocial functioning, help with adaptation to illness, facilitating services, protective services, post hospital planning, etc.).
• Provides information, consultation and professional support to interdisciplinary team members.
• Provides information to team members regarding psychosocial issues and their impact.
• Informs team members of social work treatment goals and patient status and progress and collaborates with team regarding service provision.
• Acts as resource for team (e.g., participates in patient care rounds, team conferences, etc.)
• Advocates for the social work role with health care team members.
• Uses body of social work knowledge & understanding of human behavior to remedy team-related issues and help team members evaluate and enhance team functioning.
• Develops and facilitates groups for patients and/or significant others as appropriate.
• Identifies goals and structure for group work services.
• Provides therapy, educational, and/or support group services reflecting diagnosis and age related issues.
• Evaluates effectiveness of group and revises as necessary.
• Contributes to strengthening the social work profession.
• Participates in local, regional, state or national social work or health care related groups.
• Contributes to the development, strengthening and delivery of needed health and social services.
• Participates in departmental and unit-based activities.

Benefits

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa.
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

Percent of Time: 50%

Schedule: Shifts ranging Monday-Friday, 8-hour shifts between 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, occasional evenings, weekend and holiday rotation.

Required Qualifications for SW III

• Master’s degree with a major concentration in social work.
• 6 months -1 year of clinical social work experience.
• A license to practice social work in Iowa.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Qualifications for SW III

• Social work experience in a health care setting with the appropriate patient population and their families.
• Experience with identifying and navigating financial resources, including insurance coverage options, changes related to the federal and state health programs, and the disability process.
• Experience working with community resources, home healthcare, nursing facilities and other options available for patients in outpatient settings.
• Experience in a fast paced, high volume work environment.
• Care coordination experience or case management skills in a health care setting as part of an interdisciplinary team including experience utilizing an electronic medical record to assist with management of non-adherence, post-care follow-up and referrals to appropriate resources.
• Some familiarity with social work undergraduate education.

Equal opportunity employer

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, [phone] or [e-mail]. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.