Licensed Masters Social Worker

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.

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

• 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

Overview

Hello humankindness (

Dignity Health's Mercy Gilbert Medical Center ( is nationally known for our holistic approach to medicine, and here, you are a part of a "golden thread" of compassionate care that connects staff and patients. While walking through the Healing Garden-with it's intertwined pathways, garden areas and fountains-you're reminded of our dedication to honoring the whole person. Embracing total well-being, then seeing patients and their loved ones respond positively, is personally rewarding to you.

Mercy Gilbert is a modern, 212-bed, acute care, not-for-profit community hospital in the Phoenix area's East Valley. We offer a full breadth of care, from emergency and cardiovascular to pediatric, orthopedic and diagnostic services. Since opening in June 2006, we have been named the "#1 Small-Sized Acute Care Hospital" by Arizona Business Magazine and the "#1 Healing Hospital in the Nation" by Baptist Healing Trust. We've also been named "Business of the Year" by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce. You're proud of these awards, but even more, you're proud of the solace, serenity and reprieve you're able to provide here.

Living in Phoenix's relatively new suburb of Gilbert, Arizona ( , you treasure its old-world charm mixed with modern-day luxuries. This urban center has all the shopping, restaurants and culture your heart desires, with all the outdoor activities your spirit needs. There are nearby lakes for boating, wakeboarding and water skiing, while Flagstaff and Sunrise offer winter skiing and snowboarding. Arizona has four professional sports teams, and you're a year-round fan. You look forward to all the activities, but then again, at the end of a busy day, taking a moment to relax poolside and reflect sounds good, too. The scenery, the climate and the culture present the perfect backdrop for your healing work at Mercy Gilbert.

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For the health of our community ... we are proud to announce that we are a tobacco-free campus.

Pay Range

$35.62 - $52.99 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.