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University of Washington MOBILE ADVOCATE SOCIAL WORKER - ABUSE AND TRAUMA CENTER (100% FTE, DAY SHIFTS) in Seattle, Washington
Req #: 233521
Department: HARBORVIEW - SOCIAL WORK
Posting Date: 05/13/2024
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)
$5,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER SOCIAL WORK has an outstanding opportunity for a FULL-TIME MOBILE ADVOCATE SOCIAL WORKER (100% FTE, Day Shifts) to join the Harborview Abuse & Trauma Center (HATC) .
HATC is a program of UW Medicine at Harborview Medical Center. HATC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically welcome applicants of diverse backgrounds, including women, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, people with diverse abilities, people of all sizes and other historically marginalized identities. HATC is dedicated to creating a culturally inclusive workplace where all people are welcome and celebrated.
This position provides direct support and advocacy services to primary and secondary victims of sexual assault. The incumbent will also coordinate with the legal, medical, and community-based systems to ensure continuity of care, and work closely with the HATC medical and counseling teams to ensure timely and culturally responsive services are provided. Service provision will be provided remotely and in person, and this position may be a hybrid work from home and office.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide trauma-informed, survivor-centered information, crisis intervention, legal, medical, and general advocacy, support, and referrals to survivors of interpersonal violence. • Provide crisis intervention to victims/family members over the phone and in person. • Provide assessments and brief interventions to victims and their families. • Demonstrate an understanding and commitment to addressing systemic oppression in serving diverse populations. Actively engages in agency-wide Diversity, Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion practices and strives for racially equitable outcomes • Develop ongoing relationships internally and with external health providers, law enforcement, and other social service providers to provide effective and timely continuity of care for primary and secondary survivors.
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: • Licensed Social Work Associate - Independent Clinical • 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.
Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.
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.