Medical Social Worker - Outpatient Care Management - PRN​/Flexi

Position Overview

Pay rate: $34.00 / hour

Shifts: flexi/PRN

As a social worker at UAB Medicine, you can be the difference for your patients and feel rewarded when you solve complex cases. UAB Medicine serves a diverse patient population, allowing social workers the opportunity to develop their skills and establish professional relationships to support and encourage wellness in their patients. The UAB Care Transitions Department includes more than 200 registered nurse care coordinators and social workers who are integral members of the interdisciplinary team.

Social workers provide care in both the inpatient and ambulatory settings, including the Emergency Department, with a focus on completing psychosocial assessments, providing resource referrals, and participating in care coordination and discharge planning for patients across the continuum of care. For social workers interested in advancing their careers, our clinical ladder program offers annual professional development opportunities that increase your compensation.

New graduates are supported by social work leaders who provide supervision as well as free monthly continuing education opportunities that help fulfill licensure requirements.

• Assist patients and their families in making full use of available national, state, institutional, community and pharmaceutical resources.
• Provide social evaluation, including placement of evaluation in medical record.
• Provide counseling to patients/families and/or groups.
• Participate in staffing, clinics and rounds in order to enhance team understanding of patient’s psychosocial situation.
• Facilitate discharge planning; arrange services such as home health, hospice, durable medical equipment and/or skilled nursing facility placement.
• Respond to the unique needs of the patient population as needed.
• Provide anticipatory, permanency and/or bereavement/loss counseling to patients and families and/or make appropriate community referrals.
• Supervise both bachelor’s and master’s level students.
• Act as a liaison to the community through public speaking.

• Master's degree in Social Work required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.
• For positions in The Kirklin Clinic (TKC), previous experience in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners required.
• For positions in The Kirklin Clinic (TKC), license must be obtained within six months of employment.

We are UAB Medicine, Alabama’s largest and most comprehensive health system, recognized nationally for delivering world-class patient care, pioneering research, and cutting-edge medical education. We proudly serve more than 1.1 million patients each year – from every county in Alabama, all 50 states, and many countries around the world. Our network spans numerous hospitals, emergency departments, more than 67 other sites of care, and a team of over 2,200 physicians.

Our key facilities include UAB Hospital – ranked the No. 1 hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report and home to the state’s only ACS-verified Level I adult trauma center and Magnet-designated hospital – along with UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye and five UAB St. Vincent’s hospitals serving central Alabama.

UAB Medicine offers careers across a wide range of practice environments, from our internationally renowned academic medical center and award-winning community hospitals to our primary and specialty care clinics across the state. Whether you’re seeking the fast-paced learning environment of a tertiary care setting or the close-knit environment of a community facility, there’s a place for you on our team where you can become part of a mission-driven organization committed to delivering life-changing care.

With nearly every medical specialty represented and unlimited opportunities for growth, you’ll find the right fit for your skills and career goals. We care for you by offering comprehensive, industry-leading benefit packages to support the individual preferences and circumstances of our diverse staff.