Social Worker-MSW LCSW

IU Health•Indianapolis, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Social Worker provides face-to-face psychosocial support to patients and families at Riley Hospital. The role conducts psychosocial and mental health assessments, crisis intervention, therapeutic counseling, and complex discharge planning. The Social Worker partners with the clinical team to develop treatment plans addressing psychosocial needs, consults with providers on mental health diagnoses, and communicates patient and family needs to the care team. The position serves as a resource and role model for students, interns, LBSWs, and LSWs, and develops educational materials for team members, patients, and families. It is the point person for abuse, neglect, and domestic violence cases, liaising with state and county protective teams. The Social Worker also provides interventions involving guardianship, foster care, adoption, mental health placements, and end-of-life care, while supporting patients and families through acute crises using de-escalation techniques. This is a full-time, daytime position at Riley Hospital, scheduled Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On-call and holiday rotations may be scheduled.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW).
Permanent licensure as an LCSW in Indiana.
Certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention or equivalent de-escalation training within six months of hire.
Knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial assessment, short-term therapeutic counseling, and crisis intervention for common mental health and substance use disorders.
Understanding of disease processes and human behavior in relation to health-related social needs.
Strong skills in complex discharge planning to ensure safe transitions to the next level of care.
Knowledge of state and county legal mandates for child and adult protective services.
Familiarity with growth and development across the lifespan, including end-of-life care.
Ability to identify decision-makers and coordinate goals-of-care conversations to support excellent care and patient throughput.
Experience adapting services to geographically, culturally, and financially diverse populations.
Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with hospital administrators, medical teams, law enforcement, APS/DCS, schools, probation, and community agencies.
Proficiency in electronic medical record documentation and general computer literacy.
Flexibility to work on-call and holiday rotations as scheduled.

Responsibilities

Meet face-to-face with patients and families to conduct psychosocial assessments and provide therapeutic interventions.
Assist in developing educational materials for team members, patients, and families.
Serve as a resource and role model for students, interns, LBSWs, and LSWs.
Collaborate with the clinical team to develop treatment plans that address psychosocial issues and needs, including consultation with providers on mental health diagnoses.
Communicate and collaborate with healthcare team members to support safe, timely care and ensure patients and families receive needed resources and education.
Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, modeling caring practices for other caregivers.
Assess psychosocial risk factors, including prior functioning, adequacy of support systems, reactions to illness, and coping ability.
Counsel patients and families about the emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness and disability.
Access and mobilize family and community resources to meet identified needs.
Provide mental health assessments upon physician referral.
Provide therapeutic intervention to facilitate complex discharge planning.
Serve as the point person for child, adult, elderly, and institutional abuse or neglect cases, as well as domestic violence cases.
Act as liaison between IU Health and state and county child and adult protective teams.
Use crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques to manage acute crises and potentially dangerous situations.
Take a leadership role in clinical intervention during dangerous or potentially dangerous situations.
Provide intervention in temporary or permanent guardianship, foster care, adoption, and mental health level II placements.
Provide specialized mental health services, including crisis intervention, addiction assessments, and recommendations for psychiatric referral or community resources.
Support patients and families through end-of-life care.
Use effective interviewing principles with alleged victims, perpetrators, family members, and significant others.
Participate in on-call and holiday rotations as scheduled.