Carle Health
Overview
Provides social work services to patients and families within the Emergency Department to meet identified psychosocial needs, enhance problem‑solving and coping capacities, and facilitate timely discharge by connecting patients and families to available community resources. The social worker provides psychosocial assessments, supportive counseling, trauma‑informed care, crisis intervention and collaborates with all other members of the healthcare team to ensure clear communication and care planning for all patients.
This role includes field response into the community, likely several times per day, to provide mobile mental and behavioral health services to citizens within the C‑U metro area. This component fulfills a community support mission in accordance with Illinois Act 102‑0580, the new Illinois law establishing the 988 response system. The field role will develop and expand over time in close coordination with the regional EMS medical director, the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois Division of Mental Health, and existing community support assets and networks.
Qualifications
Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work OR Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
Licenses/Certifications: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) – Illinois IDFPR OR Licensed Social Worker (LSW) – Illinois IDFPR
Ability to coordinate multiple projects concurrently, establish priorities, and possess strong planning and organizational skills
Self‑motivated, flexible in hours and duties, and effective at working with diverse individuals and groups
Responsibilities
Provide trauma, mental health crisis, death, and fetal demise support and planning
Respond to leveled traumas, victims of violence, and mental health patients in the ED and field response into the community partnered with EMS to provide mobile mental and behavioral health services
Collaborate with security, spiritual care, and next‑of‑kin processes, including confirming and notifying next‑of‑kin
Connect patients with community programs, initiate communication with community resources, and coordinate with outpatient social work to remove barriers for follow‑up
Assist with abuse/neglect evaluation, mandated reporting, and cooperation with investigating bodies for safe plans
Engage patients and families in case planning decisions and keep leadership informed of problematic cases, especially those involving legal or risk‑management issuesli>
Provide information and counseling for advance directives, power of attorney, and conservatorship
Respond to referrals from the healthcare team to identify available facilities and services, complete psychosocial assessments, and find solutions for prescription medications, transportation, and community resources
Offer empathic listening and emotional support to patients in person or over the phone
About Us Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups, and a variety of healthcare businesses. The system includes Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center, all holding Magnet® designations. The system also includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering‑based medical school, and Health Alliance™. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and lifelong careers at Carle Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E‑Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Compensation and Benefits The compensation range for this position is $30.07 per hour to $51.72 per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will depend on a variety of factors including experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked, and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
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This role includes field response into the community, likely several times per day, to provide mobile mental and behavioral health services to citizens within the C‑U metro area. This component fulfills a community support mission in accordance with Illinois Act 102‑0580, the new Illinois law establishing the 988 response system. The field role will develop and expand over time in close coordination with the regional EMS medical director, the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois Division of Mental Health, and existing community support assets and networks.
Qualifications
Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work OR Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
Licenses/Certifications: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) – Illinois IDFPR OR Licensed Social Worker (LSW) – Illinois IDFPR
Ability to coordinate multiple projects concurrently, establish priorities, and possess strong planning and organizational skills
Self‑motivated, flexible in hours and duties, and effective at working with diverse individuals and groups
Responsibilities
Provide trauma, mental health crisis, death, and fetal demise support and planning
Respond to leveled traumas, victims of violence, and mental health patients in the ED and field response into the community partnered with EMS to provide mobile mental and behavioral health services
Collaborate with security, spiritual care, and next‑of‑kin processes, including confirming and notifying next‑of‑kin
Connect patients with community programs, initiate communication with community resources, and coordinate with outpatient social work to remove barriers for follow‑up
Assist with abuse/neglect evaluation, mandated reporting, and cooperation with investigating bodies for safe plans
Engage patients and families in case planning decisions and keep leadership informed of problematic cases, especially those involving legal or risk‑management issuesli>
Provide information and counseling for advance directives, power of attorney, and conservatorship
Respond to referrals from the healthcare team to identify available facilities and services, complete psychosocial assessments, and find solutions for prescription medications, transportation, and community resources
Offer empathic listening and emotional support to patients in person or over the phone
About Us Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups, and a variety of healthcare businesses. The system includes Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center, all holding Magnet® designations. The system also includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering‑based medical school, and Health Alliance™. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and lifelong careers at Carle Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E‑Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Compensation and Benefits The compensation range for this position is $30.07 per hour to $51.72 per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will depend on a variety of factors including experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked, and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
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