Travel Social Work - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Spokane, WA
KTI Health
4x10 hrs, Days, Nights

LICSW – Psychiatric Emergency Department

Facility: Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
Location: Spokane, WA
Job ID: 3497358
Start Date: 11/02/2026
Duration: 13 or 26 Weeks
Openings: 1
Profession: Social Services
Specialty: LICSW / Clinical Social Worker

Schedule

• Shift: Evening/Night – 4×10-hour shifts
• Hours: 5:00 PM – 3:00 AM
• Weekend: Every other weekend – Saturday & Sunday
• Call: No
• Block Schedule: No
• Float: Yes – may float to Holy Family Hospital if overstaffed and perform the same duties
• Expected Caseload: Approximately 7 patients

Position Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience
• Independent or Associate License accepted
• WA license pending at time of submission is acceptable
• Eligible licenses include:
  • LICSW / LCSW
  • LMFT
  • LMHC / Mental Health Counselor
• Epic experience required
• Hospital experience preferred
• Travel experience not required
• First-time travelers accepted

Required Clinical Experience

• Crisis risk assessments for adults and pediatrics
• Psychiatric Emergency Department experience
• Mental health assessments
• Biopsychosocial assessments
• Crisis intervention and management
• Suicide/self-harm and homicide risk assessment
• Substance use disorder assessment
• Involuntary holds / emergency detention
• Danger to self / danger to others / gravely disabled assessments
• Level-of-care recommendations
• Intake and admission screenings
• Care coordination and discharge planning
• Patient and family education/support
• Multidisciplinary collaboration

Additional Knowledge

• Psychiatric disorders
• Drug/alcohol use and treatment resources
• Protective services
• Adult & Child Protective Services
• Guardianship and Power of Attorney
• Medicaid and Medicare
• Community resources and programs
• Dementia and major disease processes
• Trauma-related concerns
• Cultural considerations

Department Details

Department: Adult & Pediatric Emergency Room

The clinician will work under the direction of an ED attending provider or APP to evaluate patients experiencing mental health illness and/or substance use disorders. The role includes determining risk for danger to self, danger to others, or grave disability and providing appropriate level-of-care recommendations.

Patient Population: Adults & Pediatrics
Daily Census: Approximately 7
Facility Type: Short-Term Acute Care / Level II Trauma Center / Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
Staffed Beds: 629
Teaching Hospital: Yes
Charting: Epic
Parking: Free

Important Notes

• 13- or 26-week contracts available
• No on-call requirement
• Every other weekend required
• 48-hour schedules are not approved
• WA license pending at submission is acceptable
• Reduced/non-billable orientation: 0 hours NBO
• COVID-19 vaccination: Not required
• Flu vaccination: Unknown
• If overstaffed, candidate may float to Holy Family Hospital
• Scrubs: Any color

Great opportunity for a Clinical Social Worker, LMHC, or LMFT with strong psychiatric emergency/crisis assessment experience.