Social Worker LCSW

We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive ‘A’ grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body, mind, and spirit.

Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Responsible for coordinating and implementing post-discharge plans in coordination with the Case Managers through the use of Extended Care Information Network (ECIN). They are also responsible for assisting with advocacy and referrals to other community resources.  We prefer candidates with experience working with substance use disorder, harm reduction, palliative and end-of-life care, and knowledge of local resources

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• Master Degree            Social Work
• Knowledge of community resources used for discharge planning, hospital operations, excellent communication/presentation skills, knowledge of third party payment systems, Medicare/Medicaid programs.
• Maintains current knowledge base of community services through continuing education.
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities and maintain organization.
• Computer skills.
• LCSW Required

Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. constantly.

This is a PRN Social Worker role that works variable shifts.  Applicants need to be able to work weekdays, weekends, and holidays in Durango, Colorado.  We are looking for an LCSW who has experience with trauma-informed behavioral health assessment and brief intervention, is easily able to work on a multidisciplinary team, has crisis intervention, de-escalation, and problem-solving skills, is able to manage time and multitask, and is willing to crosstrain in oncology.