Social Worker III

1 week ago


Iowa City, Iowa, United States The University Of Iowa Full time
Job Title: Social Worker III

Join our team at The University of Iowa Healthcare as a Social Worker III in the Behavioral Health department. As a key member of our interdisciplinary team, you will provide direct social work services to patients and their families, including assessment, treatment, interventions, and recommendations to facilitate movement through the continuum of care.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement plans of care responsive to patient/family concerns, health care status, available resources, age-specific problems, and clinical impressions.
  • Identify patients requiring social work intervention through case finding and perform social work assessments with patient and/or family involvement.
  • Develop clinical impressions and rate the severity of problems for planned interventions.
  • Develop plans for social work services that reflect identified problems and incorporate age-related issues.
  • Provide a range of social work services responsive to identified problems, including help with psychosocial functioning, adaptation to illness, facilitating services, protective services, post-hospital planning, and more.
  • Help patients and families identify their personal and interpersonal resources and use various techniques to assist them in reaching maximum physical, psychological, and social potential.
  • Provide liaison and referral services to hospital resources and community agencies, including coordination and provision of liaison and referral services to hospital resources and community agencies in assessment and service to patients.
  • Develop and facilitate groups for patients and/or significant others as appropriate, including identifying goals and structure for group work services and providing therapy, educational, and/or support group services reflecting diagnosis- and age-related issues.
  • Develop working relationships with patients and/or families, including engagement, collaboration, advocacy, problem-solving, and more.
  • Use social work knowledge and understanding of human behavior to remedy case-related issues and help team members evaluate and enhance team functioning.
  • Document according to departmental policies and procedures, including writing reports covering services provided and plans made, completing statistical reports, and more.
  • Comply with required standards for medical/legal reporting situations, including adhering to mandatory reporting requirements for cases of suspected child or dependent adult abuse.
  • Perform other projects and tasks as assigned, including completing other projects or tasks within agreed-upon time and devoting at least 75% time to direct service (patient-related) activities.
  • Participate in and utilize supervision to assess skill level, identify areas for professional growth, and establish mutually agreed-upon goals.
  • Contribute to strengthening the social work profession, including participating in local, regional, state, or national social work or health care-related groups and contributing to the development, strengthening, and delivery of needed health and social services.
  • Provide informal and formal teaching to staff and other health professionals, including participating in instruction of students, providing training and supervision to students, staff, or volunteers, and more.

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Social Worker III to join our team. If you are passionate about providing exceptional patient care and have a strong background in social work, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits Highlights:

  • 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
  • For more information about Why Iowa?, click here

Required Qualifications:

  • 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

Desirable Qualifications:

  • Some familiarity with social work undergraduate education
  • Social work experience in a healthcare setting with the appropriate patient population and their families
  • Experience with identifying and navigating financial resources, including insurance coverage options, changes related to 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 healthcare 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

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