Job Title: Social Worker - LICSW – Psychiatric Emergency Department
Location: Spokane, WA
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 13 or 26 Weeks
Shift & Schedule: Day Shift | 4 × 10-Hour Shifts/Week | 7:00 AM–5:00 PM (Schedule May Vary; Some Coverage 7:00 AM–7:30 PM) | 40 Hours/Week | Every Other Weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
Local Candidates Required: No
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes
Pay Rate: $1,500–$2,100/week
Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.
Position Overview
We are seeking a qualified behavioral health professional to provide psychiatric assessments, crisis intervention, risk evaluations, and care coordination for adult and pediatric patients in a hospital emergency department.
Required Qualifications
Active Washington LICSW, associate-level social work license, Mental Health Counselor license, or Marriage and Family Therapist license, as applicable to the role.
Candidates with a Washington license pending at the time of submission may be considered.
Experience conducting crisis risk assessments for adults and pediatric patients.
Knowledge of psychiatric emergencies, behavioral health conditions, suicide risk assessment, and crisis intervention techniques.
Strong clinical assessment, communication, documentation, and decision-making skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary emergency healthcare teams.
Ability to work in a fast-paced hospital emergency department environment.
Flexibility to float between units and work every other weekend.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous hospital or emergency department experience.
Experience working with adult and pediatric psychiatric populations.
Familiarity with Epic electronic health records.
Experience with safety planning, crisis stabilization, and behavioral health disposition planning.
Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive psychiatric and psychosocial assessments for adult and pediatric emergency department patients.
Perform crisis evaluations and assess suicide risk, self-harm risk, violence risk, and other behavioral health emergencies.
Evaluate patient safety needs and recommend appropriate levels of care, including inpatient admission, outpatient treatment, or community-based resources.
Provide crisis intervention, emotional support, de-escalation, and short-term therapeutic interventions.
Collaborate with emergency physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
Develop safety plans and assist with discharge planning, referrals, and community resource coordination.
Document assessments, interventions, and disposition recommendations accurately in the Epic electronic health record system.
Communicate with families, caregivers, and other authorized parties when appropriate.
Follow applicable clinical standards, confidentiality requirements, and behavioral health regulations.
Float between departments or provide coverage at another hospital location when required.
Work every other weekend, including Saturday and Sunday, according to the assigned schedule.