Medical Social Worker - PRN

About the job

Pullman Regional Hospital in Pullman is hiring a per diem (PRN) medical social worker in its Integrated Care Services department. The social worker serves every hospital department, providing discharge planning, bio/psycho/social assessments, brief interventions, resources and referrals, and joining family decision-making conversations.

Integrated Care Services is a team of several disciplines working throughout the health system, guided by social work ethics and professional standards.

What you'll do

• Work with multiple disciplines and consult regularly with the clinical care team to meet patient and family needs
• Involve patients and families in discharge planning and consult with the medical team on discharge plans
• Perform bio/psycho/social assessments
• Assess how well patients understand their diagnosis and which resources could help their quality of life and functioning
• Help patients and families speak up about their needs and secure resources
• Provide brief interventions using best-practice models
• Keep a current list of community and regional resources
• Attend the interdisciplinary team meeting each morning

What you need

• Bachelor's of Social Work
• A social work license in the state of Washington, kept current with continuing education
• Experience in some type of health care setting
• Strong communication skills with patients, families, coworkers and community partners
• Cultural competency with diverse groups
• Understanding of brief intervention models and the ability to use them
• Able to manage time, multitask and meet firm deadlines
• Computer skills in Word, PowerPoint and Excel, and the ability to learn an electronic medical record

Preferred

• Master of Social Work
• Experience in a hospital setting

Schedule

• Per diem (PRN), with no set schedule; you work only as needed

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental coverage, a health savings account and paid leave
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
• A retirement plan with employer matching contributions
• Voluntary life, critical illness, accident and short-term disability insurance
• A services discount and EAP resources