Social Worker 2 - NICU

University Hospitals•Cleveland, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Social Worker 2 role at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital is a full-time position supporting newborns in the NICU and their families in Cleveland. The social worker collaborates with the healthcare team, patients, and families to assess psychosocial and discharge-planning needs and develop timely, efficient, patient- and family-centered plans. The role also serves as a resource to the work team and department. The position provides psychosocial assessments and interventions, including for clinically complex situations, age-specific care across all age groups, crisis intervention, supportive counseling, resource referrals, and safe, timely discharge planning. It links patients and families with community resources and UH network services, collaborates using a multidisciplinary approach, and provides guidance to peers and team members on routine psychosocial and discharge-planning matters. The worker may supervise social work interns if eligible as an LISW and after completing supervision hours. The role requires a master’s degree from an accredited school of social work and an LSW license. Hospital or health agency experience and previous work with newborns are preferred. LISW is preferred within one year. The role must comply with UH policies and standards, including requirements for protecting patient health information.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work.
Licensed Social Worker (LSW).
Must comply with requirements and policies for securely maintaining protected health information.

Nice To Haves

Hospital or health agency experience.
Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), preferred within one year.
Previous work with newborns is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide psychosocial assessments and interventions for patients and families, including clinically complex cases.
Provide age-specific care to patients and families across all age groups.
Develop, document, and implement comprehensive plans based on identified psychosocial and discharge needs, with attention to individual patient and family goals.
Connect patients and families with community resources and UH network services to facilitate optimal care.
Collaborate and communicate with the healthcare work team using a multidisciplinary approach.
Provide guidance and consultation to peers and team members regarding routine psychosocial and discharge-planning issues.
Provide supervision to social work interns if LISW-eligible and supervision hours have been completed.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with applicable policies and standards, including requirements for protecting PHI.
Provide psychosocial coverage for newborns in the NICU and their families, including crisis intervention, supportive counseling, resource referrals, and safe, timely discharge planning.