Req #: 239961 Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER - MONTLAKE - SOCIAL WORK Posting Date: 11/13/2024 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $7,171 - $11,223 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) **This recruitment offers a $5,000 Recruitment Incentive to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine** \#UWMRecruitmentIncentive The **UW MEDICAL CENTER - MONTLAKE - SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT** has an outstanding opportunity for a **SOCIAL WORKER to join the PEDIATRIC CARE CLINIC** . **WORK SCHEDULE** • 40 Hours/Week • Day Shift **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** • Provide full range of direct care social work services (40% general social work care coordination and 60% clinical Behavioral Health (BHIP) model) to Pediatric patients ages 0-21 and their caregivers within a primary care clinic setting • Work in a Collaborative Care Model, provide screening for common Pediatric MH conditions with treatment interventions as clinically indicated • Serve as a liaison with medical providers to ensure increased adherence to both primary care and behavioral health treatment • Advocate for patients/caregivers' care coordination needs internal to UWMC, and external with schools and community agencies **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** • Support and closely coordinate patient care as a generalist and behavioral health social worker within an interdisciplinary team of providers, RNs, residents, and psychiatry. • Provide evidence-based, mental health counseling in accordance with the BHIP model and Diagnostic Criteria (DC 0-5) manual, utilizing screening tools such as SMFQ, SCARED, Vanderbilt, PHQ9 and GAD7. • Demonstrate working knowledge and facilitate referrals to community resources, specifically related to Behavioral Health and Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) available to pediatric populations and their caregivers • Conduct comprehensive trauma-informed care, crisis/suicide intervention, parent-coaching, and psychoeducation within scope • Engage in regular case consultations with psychiatrist, SCH FAST, and social work team • Track referral volumes and outcomes to ensure engagement in services • Perform direct care in person, by phone and telehealth, with documentation and mandated reporting completed per UWMC and department procedures. Diagnoses and codes patient charts to ensure correct billing in accordance with UWM Compliance. • Provide work direction to Social Work Assistant(s) and Social Work student(s), as assigned to clinic. **REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS** A Master of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education AND one year of full-time social work experience in a health care setting or equivalent. Experience can include a practicum placement as part of a social work training program and/or employment experience. **LEGAL REQUIREMENT** Must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington: • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker **ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE** UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street. **Excellence. Exploration. Education. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-montlake)** 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. 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