Social Worker-MSW LSW

Indiana University Health System•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Social Worker provides face-to-face support to patients and families at Riley Hospital through psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, counseling, and complex discharge planning. Working with the multidisciplinary care team, the Social Worker communicates complex patient and family needs, mobilizes family and community resources, and models caring practices to support safe, timely, and coordinated care. The role serves as the point person for child and adult abuse or neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence cases, and acts as a liaison between IU Health and state and county protective agencies. The Social Worker also intervenes in guardianship, foster care, adoption, end-of-life, and mental health placements. In acute or potentially dangerous situations, the Social Worker provides clinical leadership and uses de-escalation techniques to promote safety. This is a full-time day position at Riley Hospital in the Social Services department. The schedule is 6:00 AM–6:00 PM, three days per week, including every other weekend. On-call and holiday rotations may be scheduled.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW).
Permanent LSW licensure.
Crisis Prevention Intervention certification 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 as they relate to health-related social needs.
Strong complex discharge planning skills to support safe discharge to the next level of care.
Knowledge of state and county adult and child protective legal mandates.
Knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, including end-of-life care.
Ability to identify decision-makers and coordinate and execute goals-of-care conversations.
Experience adapting services for geographically, culturally, and financially diverse populations.
Ability to apply crisis intervention and de-escalation principles and practices.
Computer literacy and proficiency in electronic medical record documentation.
Flexibility to work on-call and holiday rotations as scheduled.

Responsibilities

Meet face-to-face with patients and families to complete psychosocial assessments and provide therapeutic interventions.
Collaborate with the healthcare team to facilitate care and ensure patients receive services safely and on time.
Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, and model caring practices for other caregivers.
Assess psychosocial risk factors, including prior functioning, support systems, reactions to illness, and coping ability.
Counsel patients and families about the emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness or disability.
Access and mobilize family and community resources to meet identified needs.
Provide mental health assessments upon physician referral.
Provide therapeutic intervention for complex discharge planning and safe transitions to the next level of care.
Serve as the point person for child, adult or elderly, and institutional abuse or neglect, and domestic violence cases.
Liaise between IU Health and state and county child and adult protective teams.
Intervene in temporary or permanent guardianship, foster care, adoption, end-of-life, and mental health Level II placements.
Provide specialized mental health services, including crisis intervention and addiction assessments, and recommend psychiatric referrals or community resources.
Provide clinical intervention and leadership in dangerous or potentially dangerous situations.
Support patients in acute crisis and use de-escalation techniques to prevent physical violence; respond with or in lieu of the Department of Public Safety as needed.
Use effective interviewing principles with alleged victims, perpetrators, family members, and significant others.
Develop and maintain working relationships with hospital administrators, medical teams, law enforcement, APS/DCS, schools, probation, and other community agencies.
Document clinical activities accurately in the electronic medical record.
Participate in on-call and holiday rotations as scheduled.