Social Worker

1 week ago


Yankton SD, United States Avera@Home Yankton Full time

Social Worker (MSW) at Avera@Home Yankton summary:

As a Social Worker at Avera, you will provide essential medical social casework to diverse patients, ensuring their psychosocial needs are met for optimal care. Collaborating with healthcare professionals, you will manage high-risk referrals and participate in education, advocacy, and community liaison efforts. This role offers competitive pay, sign-on bonuses, and opportunities for professional growth, making it a rewarding position within a supportive team.

Join the team at Avera

Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, Student Loan Repayment Program, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

 

Join a fun team of Social Workers committed to positive outcomes for patients, and families.

 

This position may be eligible for a $7,500 sign-on bonus

 

Position Highlights:

  • May be eligible for $7,500 sign-on bonus
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1
  • Options for Free Health Insurance
  • Collaborate with a vast team of healthcare professionals.
  • Be a vital resource to patients, and families.
  • Work with a variety of patient concerns.
  • Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.

Job Summary

  • The social worker provides medical social casework to a wide array of patients, ranging from the newborn to the advanced geriatric patient.
  • The main focus of the social worker is to assist in meeting the psychosocial/continuum of care needs of the patient and family to ensure optimum functioning.
  • In addition to direct care services, the social worker shall have duties of consultation, education, policy and program planning, continuous quality improvement tasks, advocacy, and liaison with the community.
  • The social worker will manage referrals that are significantly high-risk and problem-prone.
  • Duties may include supervision and peer social work consultation.

Education and/or Experience

  • Master's degree in Social Work is required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

  • Current Social Work license in the state of Nebraska required.
  • Current Social Work license in the state of Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota or North Dakota may be required depending on the service area. If required, must obtain within 90 days of being placed in the position or of the requirement.
  • This position requires a valid driver’s license and that the employee is insurable by the Avera Health automobile liability insurance carrier.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm; 80hrs/2wks

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.  

  • $28.75 - $43.50 per hour

 

Keywords:

Social Worker, Healthcare, Patient Support, Psychosocial Needs, Medical Social Casework, Community Liaison, Care Coordination, Mental Health, Professional Growth, Team Collaboration


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