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100 The Nebraska Medical Center

Clinical Social Worker - Emergency Department

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What they do

A Healthcare Social Worker provides individuals and families with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family care givers, providing patient education and counseling, and making referrals for other services. May also provide care and case management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.

$112,361 / year median in Nebraska

+19% projected growth

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Job Description

Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.
Shift:
First Shift (United States of America) Under supervision of licensed clinical staff, help determine patient's psycho-social needs, and collaborate with other members of the patient's health care team to reduce symptomatic behavior and facilitate adjustment to illness, including assisting in meeting the social, psychological, rehabilitative, protective, financial, and discharge planning needs of patients requiring continuing care or adjustment to lifestyle changes following discharge.
Required Qualifications:
  • Master's degree from an accredited college in a human services program which provided preparation for professional counseling/psychotherapy required.
  • Organizational and communication skills required.
  • License-eligible as a
LMHP/PLMHP
in the State of Nebraska, and must obtain
LMHP/PLMHP
privileges at Nebraska Medicine within 6 months of transfer or hire required.
  • Obtain NMC Privileges as a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) within six months of transfer or hire required.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Two years of professional therapy/counseling and mental health care experience preferred.
  • Experience in acute psychiatric setting preferred.
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) preferred.
  • Master of Social Work degree preferred.
  • Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) preferred Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans' status.