Social Worker II - MSW - Wilm. Pediatrics & Wilm. Family Practice - 8a-4:30p
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
To work as a team member of an ambulatory complex care and assist with program development and decision making on merging service delivery and program access issues. To assist patients and families in identifying health, social, emotional, and environmental needs and to connect them with available resources/services through the provision of a full spectrum of longitudinal health and social work services. This position is for Family Medicine and Wilmington Pediatrics at Wilmington Hospital.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Participates as a member of the social work team focused on the addressing needs, supports, barriers, and available community resources to address social care needs of patients.
Understands and leverages multiple electronic systems including Unite Delaware, population health platform(s), electronic medical records, health information networks, state and federal agencies sites.
Provides information on social service programs and state and federal regulations specific to the community.
Employs social determinants of health screenings and develops a plan that will address the needs identified.
Organizes, secures, integrates, and modifies the resources necessary to meet needs.
Works with the patient, family, community, state and federal agencies, inpatient facilities and any other applicable resources, to formulate a plan for longitudinal support and self-management of social needs.
Gathers information regarding the patient's social needs, family support system, financial resources, and available community and governmental resources.
Provides information about resources and options available in the community and coordinates service delivery.
Interprets patient/family needs and provides information concerning the availability and limitations of resources.
Educates and addresses concerns with service delivery including service gaps and access issues.
Maintains pertinent and timely documentation in patients’ medical charts and departmental records.
Participates in departmental meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings, case reviews, and contributes to performance indicators for the program.
Supports the departmental educational and staff development initiatives including supervision of undergraduate/ graduate students enrolled in an accredited school of social work, and community health workers.
Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices; reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
Performs other related duties as required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Master’s degree in social work (MSW) from an accredited graduate school of Social Work required.
Licensed MSW as required by the state of Delaware
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred
Minimum of 2 years of related work experience preferred
Community visits as needed
One to two years of direct experience with arranging community services for complex populations
Bilingual language skills are a plus
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Licensed MSW as required by the state of Delaware
Hourly Pay Range: $30.34 - $48.55This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Post End Date
Aug 10, 2026
EEO Posting Statement
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Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs.
ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of primary care and outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,336 beds), a freestanding emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute.
ChristianaCare is nationally recognized as a great place to work, rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion, and the 29th best health system to work for in the United States, and by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation’s Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and other national quality ratings. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. With its groundbreaking Center for Virtual Health and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.
