Social Worker

Job Description

Hospital Social Worker

Location: Waukesha Memorial Hospital, 725 American Ave., Waukesha, WI 53189 (onsite)

Schedule: 8.5-hour shifts (includes meal break), starting at either 8:00 AM or 12:00 PM. Weekdays and weekends.

Pay: $40/hr (paid weekly)

Contract: ASAP to Jan/Feb 2027

Dress Code: Business casual

Travel: None. All work is onsite at the hospital, with no travel between locations and no work in patient homes.

Interview Process: Microsoft Teams interview with the Manager

Role Summary:
Provides direct social work and case management services to patients, families, and hospital staff, ensuring needed assessment, intervention, support, and referral. Coordinates services with other members of the health care team community-wide and responds to the information and referral needs of the community.

Day to day responsibilities:

• Provides direct social work and case management services to patients, families, and hospital staff
• Performs crisis intervention and brief counseling
• Applies a comprehensive understanding of mental health diagnoses when assessing and supporting patients
• Coordinates services with other members of the health care team community-wide
• Works collaboratively with community vendors and identifies patient resource needs
• Arranges and facilitates meetings with the health care team as needed
• Responds to information and referral needs of the community
• Solves problems and encourages patients toward wellness

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Social Work (MSW)
• Active license to practice social work in Wisconsin
• Certification: none required

Preferred:

• Emergency department experience (will set a candidate apart)