Indiana University Health is hiring: Social Worker-MSW in Bloomington

Overview

Social Worker MSW — Location: Bloomington Hospital, Department: Rehab Admin, Shift: Full Time, 36 hours (Monday–Friday, No Weekends). Position Type: Regional – covering multiple rehabilitation clinics including RSMC West, RSMC East, RSMC Spencer, Children’s Therapy Clinic, Bedford, Morgan, and Paoli.

Join Our Caring Healthcare Team!

Are you a compassionate social worker dedicated to supporting patients and families through complex medical and psychosocial challenges? We are seeking a skilled MSW to provide vital psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, discharge planning, and community resource coordination across multiple rehabilitation settings. This full-time, regional role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic multidisciplinary therapy team.

Apply today — help guide patients and families through recovery with compassion and expertise!

Position Overview

The Social Worker MSW collaborates effectively with healthcare teams to ensure patients receive safe, timely services and families are equipped with necessary resources and education. You will assess psychosocial risks, conduct mental health evaluations upon physician referral, and facilitate complex discharge planning. Additionally, you will serve as a key contact for cases involving abuse, neglect, guardianship, foster care, and mental health placements, acting as a liaison with protective services and community agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate safe, effective, and timely patient care.


• Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, modeling caring and professional practices.


• Assess psychosocial risk factors by evaluating prior functioning, support systems, reactions to illness, and coping abilities.


• Counsel patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness or disability.


• Access and mobilize community and family resources to meet patient needs.


• Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral and provide therapeutic interventions.


• Support complex discharge planning, including guardianship, foster care, adoption, and mental health placements.


• Serve as the point person for cases involving child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence.


• Liaise with protective services, guardianship, foster care, and mental health agencies.


• Utilize crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques to support patients in acute situations.


• Develop and maintain strong relationships with community agencies, law enforcement, schools, and other stakeholders.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.


• Licensure: Permanent LSW licensure required; LCSW licensure preferred.


• Experience: 0-3 years of relevant healthcare, mental health, or community-based experience required.


• Certifications: De-escalation certification preferred.


• Skills & Knowledge:
  
  
  
  • Knowledge of disease impact and human behavior for psychosocial assessments and crisis intervention.
  
  
  • Understanding of state and county legal mandates related to child and adult protective services.
  
  
  • Principles of growth and development across the lifespan.
  
  
  • Strong crisis de-escalation and conflict resolution skills.
  
  
  • Ability to develop and maintain community and healthcare partnerships.
  
  
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
  
  
  
  

Why IU Health?

Join Indiana’s leading health system committed to compassionate, patient-centered care. We support your professional growth, foster a collaborative environment, and value your contribution to improving patient outcomes.

Additional Details

This position supports a regional network covering multiple clinics including RSMC West, RSMC East, RSMC Spencer, Children’s Therapy Clinic, Bedford, Morgan, and Paoli. The social worker will be an integral part of a dynamic multidisciplinary therapy team, including occupational, physical, and speech therapy professionals.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care