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Req #: 233290

Department: HARBORVIEW - SOCIAL WORK

Posting Date: 05/01/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $6,953 - $10,881 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20230701_a11y.pdf)

Harborview Medical Center – Social Work has an outstanding opportunity for a SOCIAL WORKER - OB COORDINATOR to join the OBGYN Clinic .

WORK SCHEDULE • 40 hours per week • Day Shift

This position is expected to last one year. POSITION HIGHLIGHTS • Increase outreach to and engagement of underserved pregnant women residing in shelters and/or working with HMC vicinity/neighborhood community agencies • Implement processes that improve patient access and connection to HMC’s OB/GYN Clinic’s multi-disciplinary team as well as UW Medicine-wide care • Expand the multi-disciplinary team’s knowledge of and patient referral to community resources addressing social determinants of health

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 Coordinator will be part of teams in both the OB/GYN Clinic and the HMC Social Work Department. The Social Worker/OB Coordinator 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: • Provide education to patients and families regarding benefits, preventative care and expected procedures during maternity care (10 months) and postpartum care (one year) • Coordinate needed medical and supportive services consultations during prenatal and postpartum care at HMC’s OB/GYN Clinic. • Increase patient and team’s knowledge of and patient referral to transportation options to HMC’s OB/GYN Clinic, as well as Seattle Children’s Hospital and UW Medical Center - Montlake. This may include grant-specific funding when transportation barriers exist. • Develop improved connections with WIC (Women Infants Children) offices staff, including mobile WIC, and maximize patient access to these financial and nutritional services. • Expand knowledge of doula resources and perinatal education services that exist in our community. Facilitate referral to doulas and perinatal education for patients interested in this benefit. • Liaison 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. • Standardize patient access to the following services in the postpartum period: birth control, primary care, and community resources for parents.

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.

Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/harborview-medical-center) Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

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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University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.