UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Specification for Class
UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP
| SOCIAL WORKER | 18944 (E S SEIU 1199NW HMC SW/Dietitian) 17885 (NE S SEIU 1199NW HMC SW/Dietitian) 23212 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW HMC SW/Dietitian) 18124 (E S SEIU 925 HCP/LT) 18125 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP/LT) 23260 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP/LT) |
| SOCIAL WORKER, SENIOR | 21400 (NE H SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) 23029 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) |
BASIC FUNCTION
As a member of a health care team, provide professional social work services in a client/patient care, research and/or teaching environment.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Under general direction, provide social work services to clients/patients, their families, and/or others; and/or participate in health sciences research; and/or participate in health sciences teaching activities, and exercise independent decision-making authority and expertise specific to assigned area of practice.
TYPICAL WORK
Provide specialty consultation to other health care staff and health care teams regarding psychosocially focused aspects of client/patient care;
Provides psychosocial support to patients and families;
In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, develops and implements safe and timely discharge plans;
Provides care coordination for patients with complicated social and medical histories;
Provides case management in specialized programs;
Provides counseling services in specialized programs;
Makes timely referrals to hospital and/community agencies including those required by mandatory reporting laws such and child and vulnerable adult abuse;
Maintains appropriate documentation;
Participates in practicum instruction of social work students and/or provides work direction to Social Work Assistant(s) or other assigned staff;
Participates in formal and informal teaching of health care professionals, health sciences students and the general community;
Coordinates elements of research studies and projects;
Participates in or chairs departmental program development activities or committees;
Represent the Social Work Department on hospital, university, and community committees/work groups;
Perform related duties as assigned/required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A Master of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
AND
One year of full-time social work experience in a health care setting or equivalent. Experience can include a practicum placement as part of a social work training program and/or employment experience.
LEGAL REQUIREMENT
Within 90 days of hire must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington:- Agency Affiliated Counselor, or
- Licensed Social Work Associate - Advanced, or
- Licensed Social Work Associate - Independent Clinical, or
- Licensed Advance Social Worker, or
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification. It is the employer's responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses/certifications are obtained for each position.
CLASSIFICATION HISTORY
1-03-73: New Class;
12-14-73: Revise Class;
5-1-82: Revise Title & Class;
1-18-88: Revise Title/Class;
7-2-90: Revise MQ;
3-15-02: Revise MQ;
6-01-05: CSR Class Conversion (mc);
7-01-09: Revise legal requirements;
2-16-16: Combine Social Worker 1, UW job code 8943, and Social Worker 2, abolishing Social Worker 1 when the change is complete; revise and update spec and MQs, including lowering minimum years of experience from two to one.
1-1-2020: Add SEIU 1199NW UWMC-NW job profiles
10-1-2022: Class adopted for UW contract classified staff per PERC decision to add this title to the SEIU 925 Healthcare Prof/Lab Tech bargaining unit. Incorporates the work of UW classified non-union job code 16115, Social Worker 1 - Academic Medical Centers/Washington State Job Code 351E and 16116 Social Worker 2 - Academic Medical Centers/Washington State Job Code 351F.