Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Emplify Health by Gundersen Health System is now hiring a full-time Social Worker for Primary Care in La Crosse! Social Workers provide assessment, planning, consulting, education and referral services to Emplify Health patients and family members as well as act as consultants and leaders in comprehensive care throughout the system, while supporting organizational strategies and goals.
What you will work:
1.0 FTE = 40 hours every 2 weeks
Monday – Friday, Day Shifts
Location: This position is located on the La Crosse main campus
What you will do:
Provide a variety of services to our patients including care coordination, care navigation, resource connections, supportive listening, ACP completion, discharge planning and long-term care planning
Help patients and families understand the illness and treatment options, as well as consequences of various treatments or treatment refusal.
Help patients and families adjust to hospital admission; possible role changes; emotional/social responses to illness and treatment.
Act as consultants and leaders in comprehensive care throughout the system, while supporting organizational strategies and goals.
What you will get:
Starting wage of $25.40/hour + more for relatable experience
Department with a strong teamwork model
Generous compensation and benefit package!
Growth opportunities and access to Gundersen's Career Development Center to help you navigate your career
What you will need:
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or in a related field
WI Social Worker license must be active prior to start date
It is desired candidates have 1 year work experience in social services in a hospital, medical clinic, county social service agency or nursing home.
I f you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.
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We united with Bellin Health in 2022 to form Emplify Health. We are a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network with headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wis. We deliver primary, specialty and emergency care in 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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