Shift:  Monday-Friday; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Join our interdisciplinary team as a Cross Continuum Social Worker and play a pivotal role in improving patient outcomes across the full spectrum of care.  In this position, you will bring your professional social work expertise to support patients and families in accessing the healthcare services they need while addressing the psychosocial factors that influence overall health and well-being.  You’ll collaborate closely with care teams to ensure seamless transitions, remove barriers to care, and advocate for patients at every stage of their journey.

If you’re driven to make a meaningful difference and thrive in a collaborative, patient-centered environment, this is your opportunity to create lasting impact.

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
• Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

• Performs psychosocial assessment of the patient to identify priority needs, strengths, patient preferences and barriers to care.
• Provides crisis intervention and supportive counseling to patients/families to support their ability to cope with the impact of health conditions.
• Serves as a patient/family advocate in support of patient confidentiality, informed consent, patient autonomy, and self-determination.
• Assesses patient safety to identify possible abuse, neglect or other risks to safety. Collaborates with the care team to address safety issues and files DHS reports and/or guides others in the process as mandated.
• Provides expertise and plays a key role with the care team in establishing patient-centered goals of care and identifying psychosocial and behavioral strengths and barriers.
• Facilitates and/or participates in interdisciplinary team meetings to review and revise the patient plan of care.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work

Experience:

• Prefer one year clinical experience in healthcare

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Current licensure in good standing to practice in the state where services are provided (BSW)
• Valid Mandatory Reporter course completion by state requirement
• Completion of First Steps (ACP) and IPOST/POLST training
• LMSW or LISW preferred