Social Worker MSW

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for non‑clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for the inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department. The MSW performs crisis intervention, patient/family interventions, high‑risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other identified resource needs. The MSW assists in post‑acute care placement on all discharges, primarily with patients identified with post‑discharge behavioral health and patient assistance/resource needs.

The MSW is dedicated to patient and family‑centered care that values personal self‑determination, prioritization, and engages in creative and compassionate problem‑solving. The scope of this role includes intensive care units, trauma, oncology, NICU, transplant, and ED. The MSW responds to physician, non‑discharge planning social work consults throughout the facility.

• Work collaboratively with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff members to proactively identify and address patient needs.
• Identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery, including financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual factors.
• Maintain a thorough working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations and processes; understand managed‑care concepts and length‑of‑stay management related to patient and organizational fiscal responsibility.
• Perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate discharge plans for high‑risk patients with psychosocial needs.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings between the care team and patients, families, and caregivers; assist in decision making while honoring patient preferences and values.
• Intervene for psychosocial needs, provide assistance and support in coping with chronic, acute, and terminal illness; engage in consultation, discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, and information referrals.
• Provide emotional support during complex or emotionally charged issues, such as end‑of‑life, terminal illness notifications, death notification (with physician), and crisis interventions.

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW).

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Well‑being support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay; employee stock purchase plan; flex spending accounts; retirement readiness tools; rollover support; financial well‑being counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

HCA Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.