The Social Work Department within the Division of Care Management comprises master's level Social Workers credentialed as Clinical Social Work Associates (CSWAs), and Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs). The Division of Care Management Social Workers provides services across Inpatient, Emergency Department, Ambulatory and Transitional Care. The Social Work Department Social Workers may hold dual licensure within the state of Washington and additional professional accreditations. Social Workers are behavioral health experts. Social work practice in behavioral health promotes well-being through assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, substance use, and trauma. Social Work offers interventions through direct treatment, provision, and coordination of needed services to patients and their families. Psychosocial adjustment difficulties associated with illness, injury, disability, and related hospitalization. Social Workers provide interventions related to crisis support and brief counseling, abuse and neglect, emotional and behavioral stabilization, end-of-life needs and community referrals. Assessment of safety and fulfillment of all requirements as mandatory reporters for patient populations across the life span.

 

The Evening/Weekend Float Social worker’s primary role is to support needs within our inpatient hospital system. This position helps provide support to both pediatric and adults for urgent after hours needs, with weekends focusing on adult coverage. This position requires the ability to work across various service lines and provide other hospital coverage as necessary.

• Conducts psychosocial evaluations of patients/families and significant others including, but not limited to the following: adjustment to medical or health condition; care coordination; mental health status; adjustment/compliance to treatment process; substance usage; child and elder abuse/neglect assessments; domestic violence issues; cognitive status (including potential guardian issues); and patient/family resources.

• Provides crisis intervention and supportive short-term counseling to patients/families and significant others as necessary to meet immediate psycho-social needs including, but not limited to: Trauma/Emergency Department/ On Call/ Family Notification, CODE Response (family intervention); unanticipated change in health conditions/suicidal ideation; teenage pregnancy; single parent pregnancy/parenthood, domestic violence, child and elder abuse/neglect. 

• Provides grief/loss counseling and education regarding: fetal demise; actual/pending death of patient/family member; complicated pregnancies; pregnancy termination support, postpartum depression; chronic/acute stress associated with life circumstances; divorce/separation; loss of independence associated with illness or disability.

• Provides brief psychotherapy including: individual short-term psychotherapy; group work including information/support groups, family support, patient therapy); regarding but not limited to issues of adoption, abortion, domestic violence, family of origin, sexual/gender, substance abuse, parenting, relationship adjustment to disabilities and chronic or acute illness.

• Provides patient advocacy and associated services to patient/family and other involved agencies/parties regarding decision-making; advance directives; ethics consultations; court holds; guardianship/conservatorship; citizenship cases; and social cultural factors.

• A Master’s Social Work (MSW) required. 

• Effective January 1, 2011, Certificate of Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required for employees who practice clinical social work.

• Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without accommodation

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

• Assessment Proficiency
• Short-term Counseling
• Crisis Intervention
• Excellent task Prioritization 
• Effective Communication Skills 
• Proficiency and skill in providing social work services in a healthcare setting 
• Time Management 
• Organization 
• Patient Advocacy
• Problem Solving 
• Creativity
• Adaptability
• Critical thinking 
• Conflict Resolution
• Task Reprioritization

• Health care experience 
• Bilingual language skill are strongly 

Posted: 4/22/2025 11:19am

 

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care plans. Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents.
• $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
• Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
• Vacation- up to 200 hours per year depending on length of service, prorated for part-time
• Sick Leave- 96 hours per year, prorated for part-time
• 8 paid holidays per year
• Substantial Tri-met and C-Tran discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.