Social Worker - Behavioral Health Acute Unit

<div><table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><b>Join the team at Avera!</b> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p><b>Award Winning Health Care: </b>Avera has been named among the nation's 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America's Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.</p><p><b>Culture: </b>Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.</p><p><b>You Belong at Avera: </b>Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.</p><p><b>Join a fun team of Social Workers committed to positive outcomes for patients, and families.</b></p><p><b><i>Position Highlights:</i></b></p><ul> <li><b>Work with an innovative team within a caring Christian culture.</b></li> <li><b>Collaborate with a vast team of healthcare professionals.</b></li> <li><b>Be a vital resource to patients, and families.</b></li> <li><b>Work with community resources/programs, as well as Medicaid/Medicare in the hospital system.</b></li> <li><b>Work with a variety of patient concerns.</b></li></ul><p><b>Job Summary</b></p><ul> <li>Responsible to plan, organize and implement social work service to patients and families. </li> <li>Maintain contact with referring agencies and related people, and with community resources used for referral.</li> <li>Complete psychosocial evaluations, and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, will be responsible for discharge planning and aftercare of patients on the unit. </li> <li>May assist with direct patient care in both the child and adolescent units. Limited travel may be required</li></ul><p><b>Education and/or Experience</b></p><ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an accredited Social Work Program required.</li></ul><p><b> Certification/Licensure/Registration</b></p><ul> <li>Current license in Social Work in the State of South Dakota required. </li></ul><p><b>Pay</b></p><p>The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. </p><ul> <li>$25.00 - $37.75 per hour</li></ul><p><b>What Makes Avera Special?</b></p></div>