Req #: 238761

Department: THE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY

Appointing Department Web Address: https://neurology.uw.edu/

Posting Date: 09/30/2024

Closing Info: Closes On 10/07/2024

Salary: $6,897 - $10,469 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The University of Washington is seeking an experienced and dynamic Social Worker to oversee the IDD Crisis Intervention Pilot Program. As a member of a health care team, provide professional social work services in a client/patient care, research and/or teaching environment. Under general direction, provide social work services to clients/patients, their families, and/or others; and/or participate in health sciences research; and/or participate in health sciences teaching activities, and exercise independent decision-making authority and expertise specific to assigned area of practice. This project is funded by Washington State senate bill 5440. Funding for salary and benefits staff working on this project is expected to be approved through June 30, 2025. As this is a pilot project, funding may not be available after June 30, 2025. In the event that there is not funding for this project to continue, staff will be laid off. Travel will be expected for this position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide specialty consultation to other health care staff and health care teams regarding psychosocially focused aspects of client/patient care;

• Provides psychosocial support to patients and families;

• In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, develops and implements safe and timely discharge plans;

• Provides care coordination for patients with complicated social and medical histories;

• Provides case management in specialized programs;

• Provides counseling services in specialized programs;

• Makes timely referrals to hospital and/community agencies including those required by mandatory reporting laws such and child and vulnerable adult abuse;

• Maintains appropriate documentation;

• Participates in practicum instruction of social work students and/or provides work direction to Social Work Assistant(s) or other assigned staff;

• Participates in formal and informal teaching of health care professionals, health sciences students and the general community;

• Coordinates elements of research studies and projects;

• Participates in or chairs departmental program development activities or committees;

• Perform related duties as assigned/required. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Master of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education

• Three years 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. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with the adult intellectual and developmental disability population

• Expertise navigating state institutions specifically the developmental disabilities administrations previous research experience

• Experience working in both RedCap and EPIC

• Experience working with an interdisciplinary team

• Comfort working with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health conditions Hybrid position, must be able to work Thursday and Friday in person at the IHDD, Travel required across Pierce, Snohomish, and King counties

• Understanding of the criminal legal system and navigating institutions where individuals may be forensically or civilly committed. LEGAL REQUIREMENT Within 90 days of hire must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington:

• Agency Affiliated Counselor, or

• Licensed Social Work Associate – Advanced, or

• Licensed Social Work Associate – Independent Clinical, or

• Licensed Advance Social Worker, or

• Licensed Independent Clinical Social WorkerThere may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses/certifications are obtained for each position.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.