Job Description:

Join the #1 hospital in Wisconsin!

We are seeking a Social Worker to:

• Provide support to medically complex pediatric patients and their families in the American Family Children’s Hospital Complex Care Clinic.


• Utilize interventions to enhance patient and family functioning and emotional well-being.


• Collaborate to develop patient goals, monitor progress, address barriers to goal achievement, and evaluate outcomes of individualized care plans.

 

Education:

Minimum - Master’s Degree in Social Work.

Work Experience:

Preferred - Two (2) years prior hospital based social work experience.

Licenses and Certifications:

Minimum - Certified Advanced Practice Social Worker (CAPSW), or Certified Independent Social Worker (CISW), or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Assessment and evaluation skills.


• Ability to work independently, while collaborating effectively as a team member with other health professional team members.


• Proven skills in identification of stressors affecting patients and their families.


• Knowledge of and ability to work within a complex health care system.


• Skill in verbal and written communication.


• Expertise in conflict mediation, abuse and neglect, advance directives, crisis intervention, government programs.

Physical Requirements:

Sedentary: Ability to lift up to 10 pounds maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as dockets, ledgers and small tools.  Although a sedentary job is defined as one, which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

UW Health is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive and ant-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Our integrity shines through in patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day.​  Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, women, and LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities are strongly encouraged. EOE, including disability/vets.

Work Schedule:

60% FTE, 24 hours per week. Scheduled shifts are between the hours of 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Hours may vary based on the operational needs of the department.

University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers.

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