Travel Social Work - Social Worker
Silver Spring, MD
Trinity Health FirstChoice
5x8 hrs, Days

This position requires a minimum of two years of experience in Social Work Case Management. LMSW required. Additional training to learn the role will not be provided. Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving diverse communities that include more than 30 million people across 22 states. Trinity Health includes 94 hospitals, as well as 109 continuing care locations that include PACE programs, senior living facilities, and home care and hospice services. Its continuing care programs provide nearly 2.5 million visits annually.
FirstChoice exclusively supports hospitals and facilities within the Trinity Health system. You are a highly valued member of our team. Your training at one site will apply to other sites within the region and will minimize the time you are spending outside of patient care. We understand that there has been a fundamental shift in health care in recent years and like any other employee, nurses and health care professionals want more options and flexibility in their careers. FirstChoice provides you with both, along with the comfort and security of one employer.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree in social work.
License in the State where licensure is required.
At least two (2) years of recent acute care hospital-based experience.
A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health.
Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills required to effectively collaborate with multiple stakeholders to obtain management, colleague, and physician involvement and accountability in achieving specific outcomes.
Ability to simultaneously address and prioritize multiple projects, demands and issues.
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills, advanced analytical skills, be well organized, and maintain a highly professional manner and appearance.
Demonstrated ability to operate in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
Demonstrated high degree of self-motivation, assertiveness, and goal-attaining capabilities.
Effective negotiation, persuasive, business planning and verbal/written communication skills.
Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing processes and schedule requirements.
Demonstrated ability to acknowledge and analyze formal and informal assessments of health care market trends, locally and across the country, and the impact/potential impact on the organization.
Possesses knowledge of budget processes, quality improvement, report distribution, The Joint Commission standards, state, and federal regulations, six sigma and LEAN methodologies.
Proficient in common software applications and electronic medical records. (Word, Excel, Power point).
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Ability to walk and stand continuously at least 90% of the time.
Must be able to set and organize own work priorities and adapt to them as they change frequently. Must be able to work concurrently on a variety of tasks/projects in an environment that may be stressful with individuals having diverse personalities and work styles.
Working weekend, holiday, and rotating shifts as well as on-call is required.
Must possess the ability to comply with Trinity Health policies and procedures.
Communicates frequently, in person, via telephone, email, fax, etc. with people
Manual dexterity is needed to operate a keyboard. Hearing is needed for extensive telephone and in person communication.