Job Title: Licensed Social Worker (LMSW/LCSW)

Type: Full Time

Location: Tucson, AZ

We seek qualified and compassionate Licensed Social Workers to join our team and provide critical services in Tucson, AZ. This is an opportunity to deliver high-quality social work support in a collaborative healthcare environment.

Skills/Experience

• Conduct timely and comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments for hospitalized Veterans.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, and allied health staff to develop individualized, goal-driven discharge plans.
• Identify and address social determinants of health that may impact length of stay, readmission risk, or discharge safety.
• Perform and document mental health evaluations, suicide risk screenings, and crisis interventions.
• Lead or participate in interdisciplinary rounds to coordinate care and communicate critical updates.
• Educate patients and families on treatment options, prognosis, and available VA and community-based resources.
• Facilitate goals-of-care conversations and assist with advance directive completion and life-sustaining treatment decisions.
• Coordinate psychiatric inpatient admissions and manage civil commitment petitions when indicated.
• Address housing instability, elder abuse, or neglect in collaboration with community resources and Adult Protective Services.
• Arrange placement in post-acute care settings, including rehabilitation, long-term care, hospice, or residential programs.
• Initiate and oversee home health, homemaker/home aide, or telehealth referrals to ensure continuity post-discharge.
• Track and manage cases that require ongoing post-discharge follow-up or transitional case management.
• Ensure documentation in the electronic medical record is accurate, timely, and reflects care provided and plans made.
• Respond to medical emergencies as part of the inpatient team, supporting psychosocial needs during crisis events.

  Required Skills

• Minimum of two years of current professional social work experience
• Demonstrated experience providing services in an inpatient or acute care setting
• Proven experience in case management, including discharge planning and care coordination

Desired Skills

• Strong crisis intervention and mental health assessment skills.
• Expertise in discharge planning and connecting Veterans with appropriate resources.
• Proficiency in interdisciplinary collaboration and patient advocacy.
• Commitment to maintaining patient privacy and respecting individual rights.
• Competence with electronic medical records and documentation protocols.

Degree Requirements

• Minimum: Master of Science in Social Work (MSW) from a nationally accredited school.

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is preferred.

Certification

• LMSW or LCSW
• Licensure: Current, full, and unrestricted social work license in any U.S. State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) certified by an American Heart Association (AHA)-approved vendor
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) number

Salary: $42/hr.

Essential HealthCare Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Accommodation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to by Human Resources.