Social Worker, Behavioral Health

Social Worker, Willamette Valley Medical Center BH Support
Job Type: PRN

Who We Are:

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Willamette Valley Medical Center is a 60-bed acute-care, full-service facility, fully accredited by The Joint Commission and certified as an accredited Chest Pain Center by ACC Accreditation Services, the accrediting arm of the American College of Cardiology. We also provide a host of other services including the Joint Replacement Institute, a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient Surgical Services, a Family Birthing Center, Endoscopy, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Cardio Pulmonary Services, Therapy Services, and Oncology services through H.R. Hoover MD Cancer Center.

The Social Worker is a non-exempt position that reports to the Director. This role involves investigating, assessing, and planning interventions to help patients cope with social, emotional, economic, and environmental issues. The Social Worker also serves as the Director of Social Work for Inpatient Behavioral Health accreditation purposes only. The position requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision, especially in a stressful environment where quick and appropriate action is necessary.
Essential functions of the position include interviewing and assessing patients, as well as their families, caregivers, and/or legal representatives. The Social Worker determines, prioritizes, and arranges for necessary internal and external services and interventions. Additionally, the Social Worker participates in case reviews to evaluate case management and progress, consulting with healthcare team members to promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with the patient's treatment plan.

The role also includes assisting with discharge planning, identifying appropriate resources such as transportation, housing, healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and providing referrals as part of the discharge process. The Social Worker performs Medicaid screenings for NHP as indicated and assists patients with Safety Net applications when needed.

• Master's degree
• State of Oregon Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) required
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP) required within 90 days of hire/transfer
• Crisis Intervention Training required within 90 days of hire/transfer

Willamette Valley Medical Center is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.