Social Worker III - Pediatric ICU - 100%

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement contributions

Job summary

The University of Iowa Health Care — Care Coordination Division, Pediatrics Team — seeks 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 families.

The role develops and implements care plans, collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, coordinates discharge planning, and advocates for services, resources, and support throughout the patient’s stay

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with a major concentration in Social Work.
• 6 months -1 year of clinical social work experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct social work services including assessment, treatment, interventions, and recommendations to facilitate movement through the continuum of care for patients and families.
• Develop and implement plans of care responsive to patient/family concerns, health care status, available resources, and age-specific needs.
• Coordinate discharge planning and arrange community services to meet post-discharge needs.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team and advocate for patients and families.
• Utilize social work knowledge to address team-related issues and support care transitions.

Skills

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Care coordination

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work

Job description

University of Iowa Health Care, Care Coordination Division - Pediatrics Team 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 topatientsand their families .

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 diagnosisand age-related issues.

Evaluates effectiveness of group and revises as necessary.

Contributes to strengthening the social work profession.

Participates in departmental and unit-based activities.

Arrange for community services before discharge to meet patients’ post-discharge needs with recognition and documentation of patient choice of service providers.

Ensure coordination of the communication process with patient/family concerning the discharge plan and may include coordination of family meetings.

Collaborate with the patient’s provider and other healthcare team members in managing the patient’s length of stay and determining the appropriate level of care for transition planning

University of Iowa Healthcare —recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®

Percent of Time: 100 %

Schedule:Shifts ranging Monday-Friday, 8-hour shifts between 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM with occasional evenings, weekend and holiday rotation.

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

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Required Qualifications for SW III

Master’s degree with a major concentration in Social Work

6 months -1 year of clinical social work experience

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Qualifications for SW III

Social work experience in a health care setting with the appropriate patient population and their families.

Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Iowa.

At least 2 years of health care experience in an acute hospital setting with experience working with an interdisciplinary team.

Certification in case management (ACM, CCM, CMAC)

Previous experience in a health care setting with patient population and families in (or similar to) PICU.

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

Familiarity with Social Work undergraduate education.

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.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

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 .