Social Work: Violence Prevention Initiatives

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Lurie Children’s is ranked in all 10 specialties by U.S. News & World Report.

About the role

This position provides care and resources including both direct and indirect services to patients, families, staff, and social work students. The core functions, in addition to providing direct services to patients and families, include leadership and ongoing program development functions in collaboration with the project team. This position will connect patients and families to community agencies and services to offer holistic support for survivors of injuries.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates service delivery with patients/families and appropriate team members across the continuum.
• Makes necessary referrals to other team members and/or community resources.
• Collaborates with the family to assist them in utilizing community service linkages.
• Completes all case management duties of assigned cases including identification, assessment, and response and discharge planned related to patient/family needs, including age-specific developmental needs, psychosocial needs, cultural needs, and spiritual needs.
• Focuses on addressing the social and emotional needs of families that impact a patient's medical treatment and safety, such as adjustment to illness, coping abilities, parental functioning, guardianship issues, adherence to treatment plan, and need for additional resources as identified by the patient/family through the Social Influencers of Health and other standardized assessment tools.
• Monitors assigned program to ensure high quality standards for patient/family care and satisfaction.
• Identifies and participates in continuous quality improvement processes for assigned program.
• Develops relationships with families that are caring, trusting, reliable, and beneficial, utilizing these relationships for the patient's well-being and treatment.
• Provides timely, effective, and evidence-based intervention for families in emergency/crisis situations, including all forms of violence (e.g., gunshot, stabbings, physical assault and abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking), housing and food insecurity, educational opportunities, and other emergent situations.
• Documents in a thorough and timely manner in accordance with professional standards, including patient care plans, assessments, screenings, case notes, and other relevant information to track and monitor care coordination services and quality improvement needs.
• Communicates with members of the healthcare team through formal and informal means to provide optimal care of patients and families.
• Informs healthcare team of the role of community and other internal providers in impacting the social and emotional status of patients and families.
• Maintains and role models professional boundaries within social work and healthcare teams.
• Addresses the psychosocial/spiritual/developmental/cultural needs of patients/families throughout the continuum of care, collaborating closely with the assigned team.
• Participates regularly in interdisciplinary rounds, patient care conferences, staffing, and multidisciplinary case conferences.
• Collaborates with the team to develop programs that maximize opportunities for preventive healthcare for all patients/families served.
• Educates interdisciplinary team regarding how social and emotional issues impact patients/families coping with injury and response to treatment.
• Leads team and other family service professionals in establishing family service goals for team care delivery.
• Performs job functions adhering to service principles with a customer service focus of innovation, service excellence, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work from a university approved by the Council for Social Work Education.
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development, typically acquired through a baccalaureate degree in child development, child and family development, or a related field.
• Must be a LSW (Licensed Social Worker) in the State of Illinois working to obtain an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or be Illinois LCSW eligible with the application actively submitted.
• 2 years of work experience or internship in a healthcare, child welfare, or mental health setting preferred.
• Experience working with children and families, and with populations exposed to violence preferred.
• Spanish language abilities strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and delegate tasks effectively.
• Ability to think proactively and critically, act creatively, and take initiative appropriately.
• Ability to collaborate with individuals from different backgrounds and disciplines and build relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, and be self-directed.
• Commitment to health equity, racial justice, evidence-informed policy, data-driven advocacy, and community-driven processes.

Skills

• Sits and stands throughout the day.
• Physical management of patients in crisis may be necessary.

Pay

The pay range for this job is $65,520.00 - $107,120.00. At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offers a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs.

Benefits

For full-time and part-time employees who work 20 or more hours per week, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid group term life and disability insurance.
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• 403(b) with a 5% employer match.
• Various voluntary benefits, including:
  • Supplemental life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
  • Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage.
• Tuition assistance.
• Student loan servicing and support.
• Adoption benefits.
• Backup childcare and eldercare.
• Employee Assistance Program and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members.
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities.
• Discount purchasing program.