Psychiatric Social Worker 3 (Project) - AHCC
Listed on 2026-07-31
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Community Health
Description
Psychiatric Social Worker 3
Fulltime, Non-Permanent Project Airway Heights Corrections Center Airway Heights, WA.
Monthly Salary: $8,460.00-$11,383.00 Annual Salary
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Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm ) Monday-Friday (Saturday/Sunday off) The Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for a project Psychiatric Social Worker 3 position at the Airway Heights Corrections Center located in Airway Heights, WA. The purpose of the Psychiatric Social Worker 3 position is to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to provide medical, behavioral health and substance use disorder transition planning services.
This position directly supports the Department’s mission to improve public safety by assessing transition needs of incarcerated individuals preparing for release, coordinating, advocating for needed services, providing resources and developing Continuity of Care Plans that assist patients with significant physical and/or mental disorders in their transition back to the community. This position may provide Social Work coverage to other DOC facilities via telehealth.
Psychiatric Social Worker services are grounded in DOC agency core values of cultivating an environment of integrity and trust with respectful and inclusive interactions. Continuity of Care helps patients succeed, which reduces recidivism. This approach contributes to prison and community safety and supports the Department of Corrections commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Respect. Continuity of Care strives to promote/maintain in the medical/mental health stability achieved while incarcerated and encourages community support to the released patients, with the goal of successful community reentry and reduction of recidivism.
This position, in collaboration with the facility Health Services reentry team, focuses on the Department’s Strategic Goal of Continuity of Care Planning for Health Services patients.
Completed Application Packet Will Include
- A detailed resume
- A cover letter regarding your interest in this position with our agency
This recruitment could be used to fill multiple permanent or non-permanent positions. Duties Conduct release planning for incarcerated individuals who have healthcare follow up needs:
- Identify transition needs for incarcerated individuals and assist with identification of community resources as needed.
- Complete Reentry Needs Assessment, healthcare related reentry facilitation, and Health Services Reentry Plan.
- Conduct reentry groups and formulas as assigned/appropriate based on setting.
- Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) and DSHS Home and Community Services (HCS).
- Coordinate care with the Managed Care Organization (MCO).
- Attend Multidisciplinary Facility Risk Management Team (MDT/FRMT) meetings.
- Case conferences with the primary therapist, psychiatric provider, primary care provider, Reentry/Discharge Nurse and/or pharmacy as needed in preparation for release.
- Provide education about Narcan administration.
- Facilitate Durable Medical Equipment (DME) necessary for immediate support at release.
- Document all contacts with patients per policy.
- Respond to kites and other correspondence.
- Input OMNI encounters.
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