SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR - INPATIENT MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT (100% FTE, DAY SHIFTS)

Req #: 238472

Department: HARBORVIEW - SOCIAL WORK

Posting Date: 09/20/2024

Closing Info:
Open Until Filled

Salary: $8,494 - $12,903 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:
As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20230701\_a11y.pdf)

**$5,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine** **Harborview Medical Center - Social Work** has an outstanding opportunity for a Social Work Supervisor within the **Inpatient Medical Surgical Units.** .

**WORK SCHEDULE**
- 40 hours per week
- Day Shift

**POSITION HIGHLIGHTS**
This position will provide supervision of and provision of direct social work services to patients of all ages and their families on the inpatient medical surgical, ICU, acute care and Rehab floors. Implement the full range of social work clinical procedures for patients ranging from infancy through adulthood. Social work interventions may include:
- Crisis intervention, including locating legal next of kin
- Social work assessment including evaluation of psychosocial needs
- Complex discharge planning
- Child abuse and vulnerable population intervention and referral
- Domestic violence intervention and referral
- Trauma or Grief intervention and referral
- Mental Health and Chemical Dependency resource coordination

**PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:**
- Provide leadership to the Social work and assigned service teams, contribute to effective team functioning and provide support to clinic staff as needed
- Documentation and verbal communication of social work activities provided to patients and their families or support system, requiring knowledge of legal intervention options and processes, and of community resources that are relevant to the population
- Interventions with patients and their families and those in their support system. Knowledge of discharge planning; knowledge of physiological components of illnesses, basic medical terminology and procedures that are performed in the service areas, knowledge of and implementation of social work policies and procedures
- Teach and model being an essential member of an interdisciplinary team, attend team rounds or meetings, respond to requests for social work intervention, demonstrate professional competence, maintain a positive working relationship, consult on legal, systems and resource issues, and negotiate clinical tasks
- Provide clinical services with respect for patient/family rights and within the Social Work Code of Ethics
- Demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of community resources available for patients upon discharge from the HMC

**REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:**
A Master of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education AND four years of full-time professional social work experience. Two years of this experience must have been in a health care setting OR equivalent education/experience.

**LEGAL REQUIREMENTS:**
Within 90 days of hire must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington:
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

**ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER**
As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.

**Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion.** Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

**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.