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Licensed Masters Social Worker

Dignity Health, Gilbert, AZ, United States


Job Summary And Responsibilities
As our Social Worker at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, you’ll perform social work assessments and interventions for inpatients, outpatients, and emergency department patients. Working collaboratively with all healthcare team members, you will develop and implement treatment plans that support patient-centered care for individual patients and the medical community.

Being dedicated to patients and family-centered care, you value the personal self-determination of your patients. To succeed in this role, you must manage multiple priorities simultaneously and engage in creative, compassionate, and ethical problem-solving.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans that integrate the medical, social, and resource issues that impact individual patients, families, and at-risk populations.

Establish and maintain professional relationships with physicians, case managers, nursing staff, county agencies, community resources, patients, and families.

Serve on hospital committees and develop and present in-services to hospital staff.

Required Qualifications

1-Year Post-MSW experience or Social Work internship in a clinical or medical setting

LMSW license from the AZ Board of Behavioral Health Examiners

Master’s Degree from a School of Social work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education

Ability to work independently as needed with high detail orientation

Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

Ability to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary care team

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum 3-Year Post-MSW healthcare experience

Benefits

Dignity Health’s Education Benefit program offers debt relief and student loan assistance to benefit-eligible employees. Full‑time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part‑time employees can receive up to $9,000.

Pay Range: $35.62 – $52.99 per hour.

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