Social Worker cover letter example

Dear Ms. Nguyen,

Your posting for an inpatient Social Worker at Twin Rivers Health mentions long waits for post-acute placement and a team that wants to strengthen its community partnerships. I have spent the last five years at Lake Street Medical Center working on exactly that.

When I joined, patients ready to leave but waiting on a nursing home or home care bed stayed an average of 9.5 extra days. I started weekly calls with 12 facilities and home care agencies to review our list together, so problems surfaced before the day of discharge instead of on it. The average wait fell to six days, and our readmissions did not rise, which mattered to me as much as the speed.

I carry 18 to 22 patients across two medicine units and complete psychosocial assessments within 24 hours of referral. I also lead about eight family meetings a month for patients with new serious diagnoses. Those conversations are hard, and I prepare for each one with the medical team so families hear one clear plan.

Before hospital work I was a community case manager for adults with serious mental illness. I helped 22 clients move from shelters into stable housing, and that experience still shapes how I plan discharges: a plan only works if it works at home. I still check that every discharge plan names who will visit, who will call and who to contact if something goes wrong.

I am a licensed independent clinical social worker in Minnesota and supervise two MSW interns each year. I would welcome the chance to discuss the role with you.

Sincerely,

Joanna Lindqvist-Abebe