Social Worker - Behavioral Health Acute Unit at Avera Behavioral Health Center

Award Winning Health Care:  Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture:  Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera:  Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

Join a fun team of Social Workers committed to positive outcomes for patients, and families.

Position Highlights:

• Work with an innovative team within a caring Christian culture.
• Collaborate with a vast team of healthcare professionals.
• Be a vital resource to patients, and families.
• Work with community resources/programs, as well as Medicaid/Medicare in the hospital system.
• Work with a variety of patient concerns.

Job Summary

• Responsible to plan, organize and implement social work service to patients and families. 
• Maintain contact with referring agencies and related people, and with community resources used for referral.
• Complete psychosocial evaluations, and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, will be responsible for discharge planning and aftercare of patients on the unit. 
• May assist with direct patient care in both the child and adolescent units.  Limited travel may be required

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from an accredited Social Work Program required.

 Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Current license in Social Work in the State of South Dakota required.

 Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

• $25.00 - $37.75 per hour

What Makes Avera Special?