Social Worker - LICSW - Psych Emergency Department - Spokane, WA - DS 26-13647

Job Description

Job Title: Social Worker - LICSW – Psychiatric Emergency Department

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
Location: Spokane, WA
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 13 or 26 Weeks
Shift & Schedule: Day Shift | 4 × 10-Hour Shifts/Week | 7:00 AM–5:00 PM (Schedule May Vary; Some Coverage 7:00 AM–7:30 PM) | 40 Hours/Week | Every Other Weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
Local Candidates Required: No
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes

Pay Rate: $1,500–$2,100/week

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview

We are seeking a qualified behavioral health professional to provide psychiatric assessments, crisis intervention, risk evaluations, and care coordination for adult and pediatric patients in a hospital emergency department.

Required Qualifications

• Active Washington LICSW, associate-level social work license, Mental Health Counselor license, or Marriage and Family Therapist license, as applicable to the role.
• Candidates with a Washington license pending at the time of submission may be considered.
• Experience conducting crisis risk assessments for adults and pediatric patients.
• Knowledge of psychiatric emergencies, behavioral health conditions, suicide risk assessment, and crisis intervention techniques.
• Strong clinical assessment, communication, documentation, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary emergency healthcare teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hospital emergency department environment.
• Flexibility to float between units and work every other weekend.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous hospital or emergency department experience.
• Experience working with adult and pediatric psychiatric populations.
• Familiarity with Epic electronic health records.
• Experience with safety planning, crisis stabilization, and behavioral health disposition planning.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric and psychosocial assessments for adult and pediatric emergency department patients.
• Perform crisis evaluations and assess suicide risk, self-harm risk, violence risk, and other behavioral health emergencies.
• Evaluate patient safety needs and recommend appropriate levels of care, including inpatient admission, outpatient treatment, or community-based resources.
• Provide crisis intervention, emotional support, de-escalation, and short-term therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with emergency physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
• Develop safety plans and assist with discharge planning, referrals, and community resource coordination.
• Document assessments, interventions, and disposition recommendations accurately in the Epic electronic health record system.
• Communicate with families, caregivers, and other authorized parties when appropriate.
• Follow applicable clinical standards, confidentiality requirements, and behavioral health regulations.
• Float between departments or provide coverage at another hospital location when required. xhyhwjd
• Work every other weekend, including Saturday and Sunday, according to the assigned schedule.