Social Worker - LMSW

Role

Role: Licensed Master Social Worker

About the role

Future Security offers a 401(k) plan with employer matching to support your long-term financial stability.

Responsibilities

• Conducts age-appropriate psychosocial assessments for patients across the lifespan, including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
• Affirms the interrelationship between psychosocial factors and medical conditions to identify barriers to recovery and discharge.
• Provides emotional support, crisis intervention, and counseling to patients and families coping with illness, injury, grief, disability, or hospitalization.
• Identifies social, emotional, and financial needs and facilitates referrals to internal and external support services.
• Develops, documents, and follows through on individualized treatment and discharge plans in coordination with the interdisciplinary team.
• Manages complex, high-risk referrals involving suspected abuse, adoption, fetal demise, end-of-life care, behavioral health, and psychosocial crises.
• Captures the transition of care by coordinating services such as home health, hospice, rehabilitation, and long-term care placement.
• Facilitates or participates in support groups and patient/family education sessions when appropriate.
• Maintains timely, accurate documentation in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and collaborates with physicians, nurses, case managers, and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe and effective care planning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) or Psychology required
• 2-4 years of experience in a healthcare or clinical social work setting preferred

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of psychosocial assessment techniques, clinical social work principles, and healthcare discharge planning
• Strong understanding of community resources, social service systems, and care coordination best practices
• Excellent communication, counseling, and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to manage emotionally complex situations with professionalism and empathy
• Strong organizational and documentation skills with attention to regulatory requirements
• Ability to collaborate with diverse teams and work in a fast-paced healthcare environment
• Familiarity with electronic medical records and case documentation systems

Licenses and Certifications

• LMSW - Licensed Medical Social Worker - State Licensure required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support obtained within 7 days of employment required