Per Diem Medical Social Worker
- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
- Las Vegas, NV
- Apr 03, 2025
Job Description
Position Summary
COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE
We are home to Nevada's ONLY Level I Trauma Center, Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Care Center, and Transplant Center. We are a Pathway Designated facility by ANCC, and we are on our journey to Magnet status.
Performs professional level social work in areas such as: assessing patient needs and coordinating a safe, comprehensive discharge plan which may involve emotional support to the patient, the family or significant others.
Job Requirement
Education/Experience:
Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and one (1) year of professional level social work experience in a social service agency or hospital setting; or an internship or field work related to the profession.
Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Must possess a valid State of Nevada License as a Social Worker.
Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements
Additional Requirements:
- 3+ years of acute care experience as a Social Worker
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements
Principles, practices and techniques of social work, health and welfare; federal, state and county regulations governing area of responsibility; local, state and Federal social welfare and assistance programs; community resources; medical terminology, diagnoses, and treatments; counseling techniques such as family dynamics, cultural diversity and crisis intervention; assessment and interviewing techniques; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.
Skill in:
Developing and implementing individual treatment plans; coordinating an intervention; solving problems; applying effective counseling techniques; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; efficiently, effectively and safely using equipment; preparing written records and reports.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a typical office setting including stamina to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time, and use standard office equipment; vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.
We are home to Nevada's ONLY Level I Trauma Center, Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Care Center, and Transplant Center. We are a Pathway Designated facility by ANCC, and we are on our journey to Magnet status.
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada is dedicated to providing the highest level of health care possible by maintaining its ongoing commitment to personal, individualized care for each patient. Through the latest treatment techniques, comfortable surroundings, and dedicated staff, that commitment is expressed every day in every hospital area.
Top-of-the-Line Technology
University Medical Center is the state-designated Level I Trauma Center for Southern Nevada, as well as the only advanced facility to offer a specialized team of medical professionals prepared to respond to the needs of the severely injured 24 hours a day. UMC also houses the state's only burn care facility -- the Lions Burn Care Center and operates a comprehensive free-standing unit devoted solely to physical medicine and rehabilitation.
It's the entire UMC family, from every corner of this campus and every satellite location, who put their heart and soul into delivering exceptional care that makes UMC the Best Hospital in Las Vegas. Beyond the life-saving care, it's UMC's willingness and mission to treat everyone who needs us with the kind of care we would want for our own family members.
We offer a VERY COMPETITIVE salary & benefits package, including, but not limited to:
· Employer-Paid PENSION PLAN
· Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - less than $20 per paycheck for employee-only coverage
· Consolidated Annual Leave (aka PTO) 27-32 days per year to start (depending on position)
· Extended Illness Bank (aka Sick Bank) 6 days per year
· No FICA deduction (aka Social Security) & no NV State Income Tax deduction
· Relocation assistance & Sign-On Bonus available (for select positions)
Awards
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