Hospital Social Worker

You Belong Here.At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: DayLooking for a full-time position that allows you to utilize your behavioral health assessment skills and knowledge of community resources? We are growing our team because of the need for more social workers in our hospitals to bridge the gap between acute care and the community. As a hospital social worker at Tacoma General or Allenmore Hospitals, the priority work includes comprehensive mental health evaluations, SBIRTs, collaborating with DCRs and psychiatric facilities and supporting your assigned patients throughout the acute hospital stay from admission to discharge. Depending on the patient's discharge needs, you may need to facilitate placement in post-acute facilities, or arrange for more support at home, or provide resources for unhoused patients. We are looking for social workers who have a passion for adult behavioral health care and have the skills to problem solve complicated discharge situations. You could expect to join a team that includes LICSW and LSWAIC social workers, RN case managers, Care Coordination Assistants who work together in unit-based teams to address the needs of our patients. For LSWAIC social workers, we offer weekly clinical supervision to support achievement of LICSW. We have a 3-step career ladder that social workers can advance at their own pace. New full-time hires may be offered a $10,000 sign on bonus with a 2 year commitment.Position SummaryThe Hospital Social Worker is an exciting opportunity at MultiCare, responsible for cross continuum care coordination, psychosocial assessments, and psychosocial interventions. In this role you will identify opportunities to continually improve patient care, services and population health.ResponsibilitiesYou will perform cross continuum care activities, which may include clinic, provider practice, urgent care, phone care agency, skilled care, or other sites of care, as appropriateYou will provide customer service to the patient, family, physician/APP, and care team members to include discharge milestones and progression to next level of careYou will model and orchestrate consistent, professional communications and maintain consistent and proactive communication patterns with colleagues and staffYou will delegate responsibilities appropriately but remains accountable for outcomesYou will ensure that the patient and family experiences medically appropriate transitions of careRequirementsMaster's degree in Social WorkLicensed in the state of WashingtonLicensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW); OR Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical (LSWAIC) with a commitment to obtain their LICSW within four (4) yearsMinimum three (3) years Hospital or equivalent experienceHealth industry knowledge preferredHealthcare financial assistance knowledge preferredLeadership experience a plusOur ValuesAs a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.Why MultiCare?Belonging:We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employeesMission-driven:We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serveMarket leadership:Washington state's largest commu

Created: 2025-12-05