Licensed Social Worker

Trinity Health • Maywood, IL

3d • $30 - $47

About The Position

Loyola University Medical Center, part of Loyola Medicine and Trinity Health, is hiring a Social Worker to collaborate with the Care Management Team and support coordinated patient care across the continuum. The role provides psychosocial assessment, intervention, evaluation, consultation, and education to patients and families as part of comprehensive care management services. The Social Worker identifies patients at high psychosocial or financial risk and provides information, support, counseling, care management, and referrals to appropriate resources. The position also supports complex transitions and discharges between the hospital and community agencies, coordinates placement and discharge details, and works with the interdisciplinary team to address discharge plans and barriers to safe discharge. The role contributes to training social work professionals through the LUHS education program.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work.
• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) license.
• 1–2 years of previous job-related experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage crisis situations calmly and effectively.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and in difficult situations.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred.
• Experience in the ER or acute hospital setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessment, intervention, evaluation, consultation, and education to patients and families as part of comprehensive care management services.
• Identify high-risk patients from a psychosocial or financial perspective and provide information, support, counseling, care management, and referrals to appropriate resources.
• Serve as a liaison for complex transitions and discharges between the hospital and community agencies, facilitating the exchange of clinical and referral information.
• Contribute to training social work professionals as part of the LUHS education program.
• Facilitate and coordinate placement and discharge details for complex discharges to appropriate agencies.
• Discuss discharge plans and barriers to safe discharge with the interdisciplinary team.

Benefits

• Benefits from Day One
• Daily Pay
• Competitive shift differentials
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site fitness center at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and Loyola University Medical Center
• Childcare employee discount at Gottlieb’s Child Development Center
• Referral rewards
• Strong team culture
• Career growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level