Social Worker-MSW LCSW-PRN
About The Position
Indiana University Health Riley Hospital is seeking a highly skilled Social Worker (MSW, LCSW) to provide flexible, crisis-oriented psychosocial support, discharge planning, and case management. This PRN role offers an opportunity to contribute to impactful care for children and families in a dynamic hospital setting. If you are committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based mental health services, we encourage you to apply! Position Overview: This PRN Social Worker will meet face-to-face with patients and families, collaborating across disciplines to ensure safe and effective care.
Requirements
- Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
- Licensure: Permanent LCSW licensure required.
- Certifications: Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or equivalent de-escalation training within 6 months of hire.
- Experience: Relevant experience in hospital, mental health, or community-based settings preferred.
- Skills & Knowledge: Evidence-based psychosocial assessments and crisis intervention techniques
- Knowledge of disease processes, human behavior, and social needs across the lifespan
- Complex discharge planning skills
- Familiarity with legal mandates for protective services
- Ability to adapt services to diverse populations based on geography, culture, and finances
- Strong relationships with hospital staff, law enforcement, community agencies, and families
- Computer literacy and proficiency in electronic medical records
- May be scheduled for on-call and holiday shifts
Nice To Haves
- Experience: Relevant experience in hospital, mental health, or community-based settings preferred.
Responsibilities
- Developing patient and family education materials and serving as a role model for students, interns, LBSWs, and LSWs
- Assisting in treatment plan development to resolve psychosocial issues and meet patient needs
- Communicating complex patient/family needs and modeling caring practices
- Assessing psychosocial risk factors, prior functioning, and support systems
- Counseling on emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness/disability
- Mobilizing community and family resources to meet patient needs
- Conducting mental health assessments upon physician referral
- Facilitating complex discharge planning and crisis intervention
- Serving as a point person for child abuse/neglect, elder abuse, domestic violence, and institutional abuse cases
- Acting as liaison with child and adult protective services (APS/DCS) and community agencies
- Providing specialized mental health services, including crisis and addiction assessments and psychiatric referrals
- Supporting acute crisis situations using de-escalation techniques to prevent violence
- Interviewing victims, perpetrators, and family members with sensitivity and professionalism
- Providing intervention related to guardianship, foster care, adoption, and end-of-life issues
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
