Social Worker-MSW LCSW

Key Responsibilities

• Meet with patients and families to assess psychosocial needs and provide counseling.
• Aid in the development of educational materials for team members, patients, and families.
• Serve as a resource and role model for students, interns, LBSWs, and LSWs.
• Collaborate with the clinical team to develop treatment plans and address psychosocial issues.
• Communicate and collaborate with all members of the healthcare team to ensure safe, timely, and resource-appropriate care.
• Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, modeling caring practices for caregivers.
• Assess psychosocial risk factors based on prior functioning, support system adequacy, reactions to illness, and coping abilities.
• Counsel patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness or disability.
• Access and mobilize family and community resources to meet identified needs.
• Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral and provide therapeutic interventions.
• Lead and coordinate complex discharge planning efforts.
• Act as the primary contact for cases involving child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence; serve as a liaison with protective teams.
• Provide specialized mental health services, including crisis intervention, addiction assessments, and psychiatric referrals.
• Support individuals undergoing acute crises, utilizing de-escalation techniques to prevent violence.
• Conduct interviews with victims, perpetrators, and family members, applying evidence-based principles.
• Provide intervention and support for end-of-life, guardianship, foster care, and adoption cases.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with hospital leadership, medical teams, law enforcement, APS/DCS, schools, probation, and community agencies.
• Document all clinical activities thoroughly within electronic medical records.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited institution.
• Permanent licensure as an LCSW in Indiana is required.
• Certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or equivalent de-escalation training within 6 months of hire.
• Knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial assessment, short-term therapeutic counseling, and crisis intervention for mental health and substance use disorders.
• Understanding of disease processes and human behavior related to health and social needs.
• Strong skills in complex discharge planning for safe patient transitions.
• Knowledge of legal mandates for child and adult protective services at the state and county levels.
• Familiarity with principles of growth and development across the lifespan, including end-of-life care.
• Ability to identify decision-makers and facilitate goals-of-care conversations.
• Experience adapting services for geographically, culturally, and financially diverse populations.
• Proficiency in electronic medical record documentation and general computer literacy.
• Ability to respond effectively to violence or threats, utilizing de-escalation techniques.
• Flexibility to work on-call and holiday rotations as scheduled.