MedStar Health is hiring: Clinical Social Worker in Washington

General Summary of Position

MedStar Health is looking for a Clinical Social Worker to join our team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital!

The Clinical Social Worker is a professional social worker who provides direct services to patients during hospitalization and post-hospital planning, facilitates social work consultation, leadership, and teaching functions for patients, families, and community, adhering to NASW Code of Ethics and MedStar values.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore‑Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses". Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your next great career move!

Primary Duties

• Provides clinical social work services to identified patients and families, including outpatient and inpatient services, individual and group counseling regarding the impact of illness and hospitalization, collaborates with other health care professionals as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, and facilitates communication of relevant psychosocial issues to health care teams through medical records, consultation, and participation in meetings.
• Functions as a coordinating link between patient, family, hospital, and community resources to assure continuity of care, represents social work perspective, and serves as department representative to designated Hospital and Lombardi Cancer Center committees and community organizations.
• Participates in orientation, training, and education programs for students, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals as required. Assumes responsibility for identifying training needs, locating resources, and promoting own professional development.
• Collaborates with other disciplines in development of new programs that enhance quality of services to Oncology patients and their significant others, collaborates with Clinical Nurse Coordinator staff and discharge planning case management staff to facilitate appropriate placement of patients, including post‑hospitalization or when clinical conditions warrant.
• Actively cooperates as a participant in the Social Work Department, assuming backup‑up and on‑call responsibilities, committee work, research, QA/QI, and other duties as appropriate, and may provide supervision to LGSW‑level social workers.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree of Social Work from an accredited training program.
• 2 years’ experience with acute and chronically ill patients (hospital setting preferable).
• Experience with oncology patients referred.
• LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) license in D.C. (District of Columbia).

This position has a hiring range of $72,758 - $130,041.