Clinical Social Worker ; CSW - MRICU

$10,000 Sign On Bonus for offers accepted by February 28, 2026. Terms and Conditions apply.

The purpose of the Clinical Social Worker (MSW) position is to provide specialized, high‑acuity psychosocial care to critically ill patients and their families, and to support seamless coordination across the interdisciplinary team. The ICU Clinical Social Worker helps patients and families navigate complex decision‑making, facilitates communication during rapidly evolving clinical situations, and ensures care remains patient‑centered, aligned with patient goals of care, and ethically grounded.

The Clinical Social Worker will complete a psychosocial assessment; develop treatment plans that are congruent with the overall health care plan; provide psychosocial intervention; educate patients, their family members, staff and social work students; facilitate compliance with treatment; work with the community to provide needed services; and coordinate discharge planning activities.

• Initiate patient/family intervention based on self‑assessment of service need(s).
• Initiate community/facility referrals based on identified patient/family needs.
• Initiate consultation with facility staff regarding psychosocial patient/family needs.
• Contact the appropriate Social Services Department to report suspected abuse/neglect/exploitation cases.
• Develop intervention plans and related interventions with patients/families/significant others.
• Initiate education activities with and for facility staff.
• Contribute to quality improvement activities through self‑analysis of services and needs.
• Participate in service area meetings, training, and patient care conferences.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Virginia preferred.

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Minimum of one (1) year of clinical social work experience.

Clinical social work experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Master of Social Work Degree from a Council on Social Work Education accredited program.

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This position may supervise social work students on a voluntary basis. Depending on unit assignment may supervise other Masters and Doctoral Degree students from other disciplines (e.g., Psychology).

May be required to work alternate schedules, weekends, holidays and take call.

As appropriate based on unit assignment.

Physical:
Lifting less than 20 lbs.

Activities:

Prolonged standing, prolonged sitting, frequent bending, walking (distance), reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive).

Strong recall, reasoning, problem solving, hearing, speak clearly, write legibly, reading, logical thinking.

Fast‑pace environment, steady pace, able to handle multiple priorities, frequent and intense customer interactions, noisy environment, able to adapt to frequent change.

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