Social Worker, Urgent Care

Job description

Work Schedule: This is a full time, 100% FTE position, day/evening. Monday – Friday between the hours of 12:00pm – 8:00m, no weekends required. Hours may vary based on the operational needs of the department. This position will provide primary onsite coverage for Union Corners Urgent Care daily, with remote support provided to West Towne Urgent Care. Be part of something remarkable: Put your passion for helping people to use at UW Health. We are seeking a Social Worker – Urgent Care to: - Evaluate complex patient and family situations which have legal, ethical, and psychosocial components in a fast-paced, episodic care environment. - Collaboratively develop patient goals, provide brief interventions, address immediate barriers, and support safe and appropriate care transitions or follow-up. - Assess and respond to social drivers of health impacting urgent care utilization, including housing instability, food insecurity, transportation barriers, financial strain, limited access to primary care, and safety concerns. - Provide resource connection and care coordination to address immediate needs, reduce barriers to discharge, and support linkage to community services and ongoing care....