SOCIAL WORKER MSW - THORACIC TRANSPLANT ADMIN

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• Location: US: WI: MILWAUKEE at our FROEDTERT HOSPITAL facility.
• This job is ON - SITE.
• FTE: 1.000000
• Standard Hours: 40.00
• Shift: Shift 1

Job Summary

The Transplant Social Worker acts as a liaison between families, hospital staff, and patients. The Social Worker plans, implements and facilitates social service interventions for Nephrology, Advanced Heart Failure, Ventricular Assist Device, and Solid Organ Transplant patients across the full continuum of care. Provides psychosocial assessment and ongoing updates to address patients' evolving needs. Works with patients to access and secure resources necessary to receive and maintain a ventricular assist device or solid organ transplant.

Experience Description

Minimum 2 years experience working in health care is required. Experience working with clients with advanced disease is preferred. Solid Organ Transplant and/or ambulatory medical social work experience is preferred. Knowledge of end stage disease processes beneficial.

Education Description

Masters Degree in Social Work with casework in medical social work is required.

Licensure Description

• Current State of Wisconsin certification as a social worker is required.
• Perks & Benefits at Froedtert Health

Froedtert Health Offers a variety of perks & benefits to staff, depending on your role you may be eligible for the following:

• Paid time off
• Growth opportunity- Career Pathways & Career Tuition Assistance, CEU opportunities
• Academic Partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin
• Referral bonuses
• Retirement plan - 403b
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Free Workplace Clinics

Employee Assistance Programs, Adoption Assistance, Healthy Contributions, Care@Work, Moving Assistance, Discounts on gym memberships, travel and other work life benefits available

The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network is a partnership between Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin supporting a shared mission of patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health network operates eastern Wisconsin's only academic medical center and adult Level I Trauma center engaged in thousands of clinical trials and studies. The Froedtert & MCW health network, which includes ten hospitals, nearly 2,000 physicians and more than 45 health centers and clinics draw patients from throughout the Midwest and the nation.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who values and maintains an environment that attracts, recruits, engages and retains a diverse workforce. We welcome protected veterans to share their priority consideration status with us at 262-439-1961. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. During your application and interview process, if you have a need that requires an accommodation, please contact us at 262-439-1961. We will attempt to fulfill all reasonable accommodation requests.