Social Worker - Ob Navigator (100% Fte, Day Shifts)

Job Description

SOCIAL WORKER - OB NAVIGATOR (100% FTE, DAY SHIFTS)

Req #: 233290 Department: HARBORVIEW - SOCIAL WORK Job Location: Harborview Medical Center Posting Date: 05/13/2024 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $6,953 - $10,881 per month Other Compensation: Union Position: Yes Shift: First Shift Benefits: As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. $5,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine
Harborview Medical Center – Social Work has an outstanding opportunity for a SOCIAL WORKER - OB NAVIGATOR to join the OBGYN Clinic .
WORK SCHEDULE
• 40 hours per week
• Day Shift
This position is expected to last one year.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
The HMC OB/GYN Clinic provides team based obstetric and gynecologic care to women within HMC’s mission population in Seattle/King County, and for women from the WWAMI region with severe acute obstetric or gynecologic trauma. The Social Worker/OB Navigator will be part of teams in both the OB/GYN Clinic and the HMC Social Work Department. The Social Worker/OB Navigator will work from a strengths-based, trauma-informed and harm reduction perspective as well as practice cultural humility and use an anti-racism lens.
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The HMC OB/GYN Clinic provides full spectrum team based obstetric and gynecologic care to women within HMC’s mission population in Seattle/King County, and for women from the WWAMI region with severe acute obstetric or gynecologic trauma. The Social Worker/OB Navigator will be part of teams in both the OB/GYN Clinic and the HMC Social Work Department. The Social Worker/OB Navigator will work from a strengths-based, trauma-informed and harm reduction perspective as well as practice cultural humility and use an anti-racism lens.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Engage with patients to encourage early and ongoing use of prenatal and newborn care, including at visits with patients three times during the perinatal period: Intake/assessment, 3rd Trimester, and Postpartum
• Coordinate needed medical and supportive services consultations during prenatal and postpartum care at HMC’s OB/GYN Clinic. This includes the multidisciplinary team, as appropriate.
• Facilitate connection to perinatal-specific resources as well as community resources to address social determinants of health, toward a goal of improving psychosocial stability during the perinatal period. Resources include, but are not limited to:
o Medical coverage
o Food related, including WIC (Women Infants Children) & SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
o Transportation (Medicaid funded & community based)
o Perinatal education services & Birth Doulas
o Early Parent support, such as PEPS and Early Learning
o Pediatric & Primary Care
• Foster existing and new referral relationships with community providers serving underserved pregnant women within HMC’s mission population.
• Liaise between HMC OB/GYN Clinic and UWMC Montlake to improve patient connection to Labor and Delivery Unit (L&D). This includes a focus on facilitating culturally appropriate guided tours of UW Montlake L&D and educating patients and families about the admission process.
REQUIREMENTS:
A Master of Social Work Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
AND
One year of full-time social work experience in a health care setting or equivalent. Experience can include a practicum placement as part of a social work training program and/or employment experience.
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS:
Within 90 days of hire must hold one of the following credentials issued by the state of Washington:
• Agency Affiliated Counselor
• Licensed Social Work Associate -Advanced
• Licensed Social Work Associate - Independent Clinical
• Licensed Advance Social Worker
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.
Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.
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ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER
UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.
All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.
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