Gun Violence Mobile Advocate Counselor

** Job Description****$5,000 Sign-On Bonus for eligible new part-time and full-time employees joining UW Medicine
** The
** Harborview Medical Center – Social Work Department
** has an outstanding opportunity for a
** Gun Violence Mobile Advocate Counselor (Social Worker)
** to join the
** Violence Intervention and Prevention Program**.
** WORK SCHEDULE
*** Full-Time / 40 Hours per week
* Day Shift
** POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
*** The Violence Intervention and Prevention Program (VIPP) serves diverse, medically, and psychosocially complex patients with trauma related injuries secondary to gun violence
* Provide patient centered counseling, system navigation, and clinical support
* Care needs for these patients and families can be extensive and complex, requiring coordination across multiple providers and systems
** PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Provide trauma-informed, survivor-centered information, crisis intervention, legal, medical, and general advocacy, support, and referrals to survivors of gun violence and their families at the individual and system level
* Provide assessments, brief intervention, trauma focused therapy, and psychosocial support to survivors and their families. Provide crisis intervention to victims/family members over the phone and in-person
* This position is based out of HMC’s Harborview Abuse and Trauma Clinic (HATC) and works collaboratively with other VIPP team members to serve survivors of gun violence and their families, by offering consultation and support to the team and other health care team members. This position can also meet patients in specialty clinics, inpatient hospital, and/or with other members of the care team
* Develop ongoing relationships internally and with external health providers, law enforcement, and other social service providers to provide effective and timely continuity of care for primary and secondary survivors. Work in partnership with King County, City of Seattle, Department of Commerce, and community-based organizations to ensure survivors are getting timely and helpful services to meet their needs
* Develop ongoing relationships with service providers, community-based organizations, and other systems through outreach and engagement efforts and representing VIPP at community-based events
** REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
** A Master of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education

ANDOne 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 REQUIREMENTS
** Must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington:
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
** ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
** As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine.  It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County.  It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.

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