Social Worker

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 08:00–16:30 plus rotating weekends.

About the role

The Social Worker (MSW) provides non-clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department. Responsibilities include crisis intervention, patient/family support, high-risk screening, financial-assistance referrals, and post-acute care placement, with a focus on behavioral health and resource needs. The role emphasizes patient- and family-centered care, self-determination, and compassionate problem-solving across intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and the ED. The MSW responds to physician and non-discharge-planning consults facility-wide.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with RN case managers, nurses, physicians, insurers, and staff to proactively identify and address patient needs.
• Identify and resolve discharge and recovery barriers (financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, spiritual).
• Maintain working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and private-payer regulations and processes.
• Develop discharge plans for high-risk patients with psychosocial or discharge-planning needs.
• Coordinate and facilitate care-team meetings with patients, families, and caregivers.
• Assist patients and families in making difficult decisions consistent with their preferences and values.
• Provide psychosocial counseling and support for chronic, acute, or terminal illness.
• Deliver consultation, education, counseling, advocacy, and referrals to address emotional, social, and financial aspects of care.
• Offer emotional support during complex or emotionally charged situations, including end-of-life discussions, terminal-illness notifications, death notifications (with physician), and crisis interventions.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work (LMSW/RCSW-I, Licensed Master Social Worker/Registered Clinical Social Work Intern, or LBSW Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, vision, behavioral-health, and telemedicine coverage.
• Wellbeing support including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, short- and long-term disability, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) with 100% match on 3%–9% of pay (based on years of service); Employee Stock Purchase Plan; flexible spending accounts; financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student-loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits may include fertility/family-building support, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health plans, auto/home insurance, legal counseling, identity-theft protection, and consumer discounts.