About Job

Salary: $27.02 - $41.88 Hourly
Location : Las Vegas, NV
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 25-MSWNew
Department: CASE MGMT - 8290
Opening Date: 04/03/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Position Summary
EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN (NEVADA PERS)
COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE
**5K SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE**

**ENHANCED EMPLOYEE REFERRAL ELIGIBLE**
As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada's highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.

We are home to Nevada's ONLY Level I Trauma Center, Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Care Center, and Transplant Center. We are a Pathway Designated facility by ANCC, and we are on our journey to Magnet status.
Position Summary:
Performs professional level social work in areas such as: assessing patient needs and coordinating a safe, comprehensive discharge plan which may involve emotional support to the patient, the family or significant others.
Job Requirement
Education/Experience:
Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and one (1) year of professional level social work experience in a social service agency or hospital setting; or an internship or field work related to the profession.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Must possess a valid State of Nevada License as a Social Worker.

Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements

Three (3) years of Acute care experience as a Social Worker.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements
Knowledge of:
Principles, practices and techniques of social work, health and welfare; federal, state and county regulations governing area of responsibility; local, state and Federal social welfare and assistance programs; community resources; medical terminology, diagnoses, and treatments; counseling techniques such as family dynamics, cultural diversity and crisis intervention; assessment and interviewing techniques; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.

Skill in:
Developing and implementing individual treatment plans; coordinating an intervention; solving problems; applying effective counseling techniques; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; efficiently, effectively and safely using equipment; preparing written records and reports.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a typical office setting including stamina to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time, and use standard office equipment; vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.
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The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada offers a comprehensive & competitive benefits package:

Employer Paid Pension Plan through Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System "PERS"!
https://www.nvpers.org/front
- Vesting in the pension plan after 5 years of qualifying employment!
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - Less than $20 per paycheck for employee-only coverage
Consolidated Annual Leave (CAL) - CAL is used for personal leave, holidays (eleven scheduled holidays per year), doctor appointments, vacation, and sick days up to 16 consecutive scheduled work hours (short-term sick leave), etc.
Extended Illness Bank (a/k/a Sick Bank)
457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Comprehensive Group Health Insurance Plan
Nevada has no State Income Tax
No Social Security (FICA) Deduction

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada's highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.

We are home to Nevada's ONLY Level I Trauma Center, Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Care Center, and Transplant Center. We are a Pathway Designated facility by ANCC, and we are on our journey to Magnet status.

THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
01

Are you a current UMC employee?

Yes
No
No but I am a former UMC employee

02

Do you possess a valid State of Nevada License as a Social Worker?

Yes
No
No, but I have a current Social Worker's license from another state.

03

How many years of experience do you have in an acute care/hospital setting as a Medical Social Worker?

0 to less than 2 years of experience.
2 to less than 5 years of experience.
5 to less than 8 years of experience.
8 or more years of experience.

04

Please briefly list where you received your Medical Social Worker experience.
05

UMC is a Union facility and all shifts are bid on by seniority in the department.Are you available to work all shifts, seven (7) days a week, as needed?

06

I understand that my answers to the supplemental questions alone will not qualify me for the position. I must document those experience, level of education, and certifications clearly in the application in order to be qualified.