Pediatric Social Worker, Registry

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine as a (Registry) Pediatric Social Worker.

This is a Pediatric Social Worker position in our fast-paced hospital to provide support and coverage as needed to facilitate timely and safe patient discharges. Become a member of the multidisciplinary team who provides consultation, assessment, and interventions for patients and families in need of emotional, social or psychological support. 

 Essential Job Functions:

• Develops and leads or co-leads support and/or psycho educational groups for designated patient/family populations as appropriate.
• Collaboratively formulates appropriate and realistic discharge plans, working with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team and available community-based organizations including the Wyler Child Protective Services team and DCFS.
• Performs case management functions including information and referral services and linkages to appropriate hospital resources as well as community-based organizations.
• Serves as consultant and educator both formally and informally to the care and multidisciplinary teams regarding biopsychosocial components of illness and hospitalization.
• Attends and participates in multidisciplinary patient care rounds as available.
• Provides administrative coverage when requested.
• Participates in data collection process for social work.
• Develops accurate psychosocial assessments which examine the current problems as well as relevant biopsychosocial and environmental factors.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in social work from a School of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work education.
• Possess current state of Illinois Social Work License (LSW required).
• Requires knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Previous clinical social work experience in an acute care hospital setting of at least one year.

Position Details:

• Job Type/FTE: Registry – (.20 FTE)
• Shift: 8-hour shift - 8:00am to 4:30pm 
• Work Location: Comer
• Unit/Department: Social Work
• CBA Code: Non-Union 

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.