Social Worker-MSW Job at Indiana University Health in Indiana

Overview

Social Worker – MSW for Indiana University Health

Location: Methodist Hospital

Department: CII - Spiritual Care

Shift: Full-Time, Day Shift

Join IU Health's dedicated team as a Social Worker to collaborate with the healthcare team, ensure patients receive timely services, resources, and emotional support. Experience in healthcare, mental health, or community-based settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and collaborate with healthcare team members to ensure safe, timely patient services.
• Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, modeling caring practices.
• Assess psychosocial factors through evaluation of prior functioning, support systems, reactions to illness, and coping skills.
• Counsel patients and families on emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness/disability.
• Access and mobilize community and family resources to meet identified needs.
• Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral and provide therapeutic interventions.
• Facilitate complex discharge planning to ensure smooth transitions.
• Serve as the point person for cases involving child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence.
• Act as liaison between IU Health and protective agencies, foster care, guardianship, and mental health providers.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Licensure: Permanent LSW licensure required; LCSW licensure preferred. Temporary LSW license may be considered with full licensure expected within the first year.
• Experience & Skills: 0-3 years of relevant healthcare, mental health, or community-based experience; knowledge of disease impact, human behavior, and legal mandates related to child and adult protective services; strong crisis intervention and de-escalation skills; ability to develop and maintain relationships with community agencies, law enforcement, schools, and healthcare providers; proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Temporary
• Job function: Other
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

Why IU Health

Join Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive health system, dedicated to exceptional patient care, professional growth, and a collaborative team environment.

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