The UW Medicine Long COVID Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic that specializes in providing care for patients who experience symptoms after a COVID-19 infection (Long COVID). The Long COVID Clinic houses our COVID Aftercare Recovery and Support (CAReS) program which seeks to increase care access for historically underserved populations that are disproportionately affected by Long COVID. Specific populations we are seeking to engage include: rural, AI/AN, latinx, SE Asian, and LGBTQIA individuals.

Our care coordination team is seeking a social work student who is interested in learning more about Long COVID care and working directly with patients, providing them resources and supporting them in navigating the health care system.

This practicum is a unique opportunity to provide a supporting role to a program that combines direct patient support, community outreach, and knowledge dissemination. As a social work intern, you will have the chance to work with patients, CAReS staff members, physicians, rehabilitation psychologists, and other clinician-scientists.

Depending on the student’s learning goals, there are many opportunities within our group to explore including Long COVID treatment research, program development, navigating federal funding, and multi-site collaboration. Below are just a few examples of opportunities we have available.

 

• Assisting patient navigator with patient outreach, providing resources, collaborative care coordination and case management support.
• Identify and reduce barriers to accessing care for clinic patients. Provide accurate resource and service information to diverse patient populations, helping them maximize access and services.
• Develop working knowledge of available resources such as clinic services, specialty care within UW, patient education materials, and community resources.
• Assist in maintaining efficient clinic flow through regular patient contact to prepare for care within clinic, telehealth visits and completing EHR questionnaires
• Shadowing and working with Vocational Counselor
• Meeting with potential patients and providing information regarding our clinic services during community outreach events

• Help organize and prepare for community outreach events including Fall Long COVID symposium
• Provide support to establishing and maintaining community connections for Community Advisory Board
• Assisting with Community Advisory Board and Patient Advisory Board meeting planning
• Observing and training to provide support to post doctoral fellow facilitating Long COVID psychotherapy group (potentially co-leading).
• Participate in weekly program and clinic meetings
• Assist in development of clinic and patient resources
• Observe Long COVID care trainings and participate in further training opportunities such as didactic trainings

• Develop knowledge regarding health care equity, particularly in populations disproportionately affected by Long COVID.
• Program evaluation and development
• Conduct needs assessments
• Develop, execute, and provide process improvement feedback in coordination with team members
• Assisting in curriculum development for clinician trainings

• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Working knowledge (or desire to develop working knowledge) of medicine, public health, and health service issues relevant to the application of research to health care and health care policy

Candidates with additional spoken language proficiency (particularly Spanish, Hindi, Urdu, or Punjabi) strongly encouraged to apply! Note additional spoken languages and respective fluencies in resume.

Interested applicants can submit their resume and a cover letter to the program manager, Nova Rivera (novariv@uw.edu).

In your cover letter, please be sure to note activities of interest from listing as well as any experience or knowledge regarding COVID, Long COVID, or other chronic illnesses and disabilities.

We will be contacting applicants via email to schedule interviews.