Social Worker - Adult ER: 3rd Shift

Social Worker 2 - Adult ER: 3rd Shift (260004EO)

The Social Worker 2 role within the UH Cleveland Medical Center – Adult Emergency Room offers a unique chance to be part of a dynamic, collaborative interdisciplinary team that enhances patient care and assists individuals with a variety of psychosocial needs.

• Free parking for regular status caregivers
• Full benefits and retirement
• Support for continuing education, career growth, and professional development

• Provides psychosocial assessment/intervention to assist patients and families, including clinically complex cases
• Provides age‑specific care to patients and families across all age groups
• Develops, documents, and implements a comprehensive plan based on identified psychosocial and discharge needs
• Develops plans with attention to individual patient and family goals
• Links patients to community resources and UH network services to facilitate optimal care, serving as liaison to community agencies
• Communicates and collaborates with the work team using a multidisciplinary approach
• Offers guidance and acts as a consultant for staff and other disciplines regarding complex psychosocial and/or discharge planning issues and barriers
• Assists with recruitment, orientation, mentoring, and education of new staff and/or social work interns

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
• Refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation for specific duties and responsibilities
• Abides by all requirements for protecting and securely maintaining PHI, including annual training and adherence to the UH Code of Conduct and policies

• Master’s Degree from an accredited school of Social Work (Required)

• Hospital or health agency experience (Preferred)

• Theoretical and clinical knowledge regarding health care delivery (Required proficiency)
• Ability to multi‑task and prioritize work (Required proficiency)
• Works autonomously (Required proficiency)
• Communicates effectively with persons of various backgrounds (Required proficiency)

• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) – Required
• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) – Preferred within one year of eligibility

Previous social work experience is strongly preferred. Prior work in an emergency room or urgent care is also preferred.

Schedule:

Monday‑Friday with rotating weekends and holidays. This position is full‑time, 3rd shift (8:00 pm start time) in the Adult Emergency Department. The schedule can be (3) 12‑hour shifts plus (1) 8‑hour shift every other week, or (4) 10‑hour shifts.