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Hello Humankindness (https://hellohumankindness.org/)

Chandler, Arizona , has a stable suburban population with an economy anchored by many large financial, and high tech companies. Located southeast of Phoenix, Chandler is a skillfully developed community of friendly, diverse neighborhoods with expansive parks, great schools, convenient shopping, and excellent career opportunities.

For more than 50 years, Dignity Health’s Chandler Regional Medical Center has focused on quality patient care and service to the community. As the longest established hospital in the southeast valley, Chandler Regional has provided care for the Chandler community since 1961. The hospital recently added a new five-story tower with 100 patient beds, increasing the acute-care bed count to 429. This expansion increased emergency and trauma services, as well as the surgical unit and intensive care offerings.

The word “dignity” perfectly defines what our organization stands for: showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. At Chandler Regional, our employees are the heart and soul of our organization. They are the reason we are able to live out our healing ministry within the communities we serve. Our doctors, nurses and allied health professionals are a regular self-contained support system for each other. This unique working culture is one of the reasons why a career with us is so rewarding. Now is the perfect time to come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies (https://hospitals.dignityhealth.org/chandlerregional/Pages/default.aspx) .

Look for us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ChandlerRegionalMC) and follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ChandlerRegiona) .

Responsibilities

The Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for hospitalized and emergency department patients. The functions of the Social Worker include: crisis intervention, patient/family intervention, high-risk screening, brief counseling, referrals for financial or other identified resource needs, arrange and facilitate family/patient representative meetings with the health care team as needed, arrange post-acute placement on complex discharges and engagement of appropriate agencies or community resources when high-risk patients are identified.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• 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

• Excellent customer service and presentation skills

• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills are essential

• Demonstrated ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks or projects effectively

• Ability to work independently as needed with a high degree of detail orientation

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

• Ability to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary care team

Preferred:

• Minimum 3-Year Post-MSW healthcare experience

Pay Range

$33.60 - $48.73 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.