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Social Worker, LMSW-Emergency Department Overnight

Vanderbilt University Medical Center·Nashville, Tennessee

Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 5 days ago
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About the role

Provides psychosocial assessments and brief targeted interventions for patients and families in the Emergency Department. Collaborates with the care team to develop treatment plans and participates in process improvement initiatives.

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization

  • TMO/UM
  • Team
  • F
  • Job
  • Summary: JOB SUMMARY Provides psychosocial assessment of and brief targeted intervention for social, emotional and environmental issues that impact client/family's ability to optimally benefit from care. Actively collaborates with team to meet patient care management and system improvement goals. Represents the Social Work department on institutional and community committees/task forces. Provides leadership for department committees/workgroups. Contributes to the plan of care with knowledge of population specific needs as it relates to the identification of patient psychosocial needs.

Shift

  • Sunday-Tuesday with one rotating shift per month. 7p-7a . KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Maintains professional documentation which meets department and VUMC standards as it relates to compliance.
  • Provides brief targeted interventions for identified clients.
  • Completes psychosocial assessment and assists team with the development of the plan of care.
  • Provides education and or consultation to clients and families, treatment team and community.
  • Contributes to the organization by actively participating in process improvement initiatives and shared decision making.
  • The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
  • Risk
  • Management (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate risk management of moderate difficulty. Capable of conducting risk analysis as part of a task to address problems including determining risk factors, probability, impact, early detection and prevention. Able to prepare simple contingency plans and alternatives.
  • Crisis
  • Intervention (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate crisis intervention in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
  • Patient
  • Assessment (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate patient assessments in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
  • Patient
  • Evaluation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to conduct a patient evaluation in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Capable of effectively assessing the relative merits of alternative products or services.
  • Clinical
  • Counseling (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate clinical counseling in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings. These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion. ​
  • Core
  • Accountabilities:
  • Organizational
  • Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
  • Problem
  • Solving/
  • Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
  • Breadth of
  • Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
  • Team
  • Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
  • Core
  • Capabilities :
  • Supporting
  • Colleagues:-
  • Develops
  • Self and
  • Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.-
  • Builds and
  • Maintains
  • Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.-
  • Communicates
  • Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
  • Delivering
  • Excellent
  • Services:-
  • Serves
  • Others with
  • Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.-
  • Solves
  • Complex
  • Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.-
  • Offers
  • Meaningful
  • Advice and
  • Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
  • Ensuring
  • High
  • Quality: -
  • Performs
  • Excellent
  • Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.-
  • Ensures
  • Continuous
  • Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. -
  • Fulfills
  • Safety and
  • Regulatory
  • Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
  • Managing
  • Resources
  • Effectively: -
  • Demonstrates
  • Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.-
  • Stewards
  • Organizational
  • Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.-
  • Makes
  • Data
  • Driven
  • Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
  • Fostering
  • Innovation:-
  • Generates
  • New
  • Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.-
  • Applies
  • Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.-
  • Adapts to
  • Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements. Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities

Certifications: LIC-Licensed Master Social Worker - Tennessee Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level

  • Less than 1 year
  • Education: Master's This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree and a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) certification in Tennessee. Candidates should have less than one year of relevant work experience.

  • postgraduate degree
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Risk Management
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Psychosocial Assessment
  • Patient Evaluation
  • Clinical Counseling
  • Patient Care Management
  • Professional Documentation

Benefits

  • Disability Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Wellness Offerings
  • Retirement Offerings

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Posted
Jul 23, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

From specializing in transplants and pediatric cancer to solving undiagnosed diseases, we know solving the most complex problems prepares us to solve any problem. We are committed to excellence in patient care, research, and medical education and training. We thrive on...

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IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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Behavioral health roles in Tennessee

Behavioral-health roles in Tennessee are often tied to schools, community programs, and outpatient settings serving children and adolescents, so employers usually look for candidates with direct youth mental-health experience. This type of role can be competitive because the posting asks for a specific degree-and-experience mix, plus prior work with children and adolescents; the listed requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original job description to save you research time. Before applying, match your resume to the exact experience path and highlight any youth-focused interventions, crisis support, or family engagement work.

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