Social Worker (PRN)

Memorial Physician Practices; Sierra Vista (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Canyon Vista Medical Center in Sierra Vista, AZ, is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to assess patients and plan interventions addressing social, emotional, economic, and environmental factors. You will collaborate with a diverse healthcare team to support patients and families throughout their care journey.

Join a team that emphasizes case management, discharge planning, and community health. This position offers opportunities for professional development and meaningful impact on patient

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a stressful hospital setting.
• Strong critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Commitment to patient and family-centered care within an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Interviews and assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives.
• Determines, prioritizes, provides and/or arranges for needed internal and external services/interventions.
• Participates in case reviews to evaluate case management and progress; collaborates with the healthcare team to monitor treatment plans.
• Assists with discharge planning and identifies resources, including transportation, housing, healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and provides referrals.
• Supervises and/or trains new staff, students, and interns; provides individual, family and group therapy.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Work with minimal supervision

Stress management

Handle With Care

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Job Title: Social Worker

Assesses, and plans interventions to help patients cope with social, emotional, economic, and environmental problems.

Your experience matters

Canyon Vista Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Social Worker joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Canyon Vista Medical Center is located in the beautiful high desert of southeastern Arizona, committed to serve residents in Sierra Vista, Ft. Huachuca, Cochise County - a population of more than 131,000 people, and our surrounding communities. We're comfortably nestled in the San Pedro River Valley, 75 miles southeast of Tucson. Canyon Vista Medical Center was founded in 1963 as Western Baptist Osteopathic Hospital on what was then the eastern edge of Sierra Vista. Growth and advancing technology dictated building our new 177,000 square foot hospital at 5700 E Hwy 90 completed in 2015.

How you'll contribute

ASocial Worker who excels in this role:

• Interviews and assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives.
• Determines, prioritizes, provides and/or arranges for needed internal and external services/interventions.
• Participates in case reviews to evaluate case management and progress. Consults with healthcare team members to promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with patient's treatment plan.
• Assists with discharge planning and processes. Identifies appropriate resources, including transportation, housing, healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and provides referrals as part of the discharge plan.
• Supervises and/or trains new staff, students, and interns.
  Provides individual, family and group therapy.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Financial & Career Growth:Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being:Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development:Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

Applicants should have

• Bachelors required; Masters preferred
• Board Certified Social Worker, or related field (i.e. counseling) in the state of Arizona (CSW, LPCA, LCSW) within 6 months of hire
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Handle With Care within 30 days of hire.

More about

Canyon Vista Medical Center is a 100 bed hospitalthat has been offering exceptional care to the Sierra Vista, Ft. Huachuca, Cochise community since 1963. Licensed by Medicare, the State of Arizona, and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Canyon Vista Medical Center sets the standard for excellence in health care in southeastern Arizona.

• Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and the American Stroke Association's Heart-Check mark for the Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification.
• Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) is proud to announce that its Advanced Wound Care Center has been recognized with five national awards from Healogics, the nation's largest provider of advanced wound care services. Benchmarked against 650 clinics nationwide, the center received the Center of Distinction, Robert A. Warriner III, M.D. Clinical Excellence Award, President's Circle Award, and the 2024 Center of the Year Award-Healogics' highest honor.
• Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) received an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates CVMC's achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors.

EEOC Statement

Canyon Vista Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Canyon Vista Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved by talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.