Clinical Social Worker - Emergency Department
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Job Description
Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.
Shift: First Shift (United States of America)
Under supervision of licensed clinical staff, help determine patient's psycho-social needs, and collaborate with other members of the patient's health care team to reduce symptomatic behavior and facilitate adjustment to illness, including assisting in meeting the social, psychological, rehabilitative, protective, financial, and discharge planning needs of patients requiring continuing care or adjustment to lifestyle changes following discharge.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree from an accredited college in a human services program which provided preparation for professional counseling/psychotherapy required.
- Organizational and communication skills required.
- License-eligible as a LMHP/PLMHP in the State of Nebraska, and must obtain LMHP/PLMHP privileges at Nebraska Medicine within 6 months of transfer or hire required.
- Obtain NMC Privileges as a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) within six months of transfer or hire required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Two years of professional therapy/counseling and mental health care experience preferred.
- Experience in acute psychiatric setting preferred.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) preferred.
- Master of Social Work degree preferred.
- Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) preferred
Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status.
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Social Worker will assess the psychosocial needs of patients in the Emergency Department and collaborate with the healthcare team to facilitate treatment and discharge planning. They will provide support to patients adjusting to illness or lifestyle changes while working under the supervision of licensed clinical staff.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a human services program and be license-eligible as an LMHP/PLMHP in Nebraska. Preference is given to those with two years of professional therapy experience and relevant clinical licensure such as LCSW or LICSW.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Social Worker - Emergency Department at Nebraska Medicine a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 28% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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