Perinatal Social Worker - Fetal Care Center & Support

Nemours in; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Delaware seeks an experienced Social Worker for the IMFH Fetal Care Center to provide advanced psychosocial support within a multidisciplinary team. The role focuses on perinatal assessments, crisis intervention, SBIRT-based screening, and resource navigation to address SDOH.

You will collaborate across outpatient and inpatient settings, develop care plans, and participate in rounds and quality initiatives while documenting thoroughly in the medical record and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a Human Services field and at least 2 years post-master's work experience.
• Minimum active Delaware LMSW with two years post-licensure experience.
• Active Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) preferred.
• Active Delaware LCSW preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct perinatal psychosocial assessments and support patient/family coping skills and medical decision-making.
• Utilize SBIRT model to champion universal perinatal mental health screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment.
• Connect patients and families with community resources to address SDOH needs.
• Provide crisis intervention and protective services, including assessment of child abuse and neglect.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation in the medical record and required research documents.
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary planning, rounds, trainings, and quality initiatives.

Skills

Perinatal mental health

Crisis intervention

SBIRT

Education

Master's degree in Social Work or related field

Minimum active Delaware LMSW with two years post-licensure experience

PMH-C certification preferred

Active Delaware LCSW preferred

Job description

Nemours Children's Health in Delaware seeks an experienced Social Worker for the IMFH Fetal Care Center to provide advanced psychosocial support within a multidisciplinary team. The role focuses on perinatal assessments, crisis intervention, SBIRT-based screening, and resource navigation to address SDOH.

You will collaborate across outpatient and inpatient settings, develop care plans, and participate in rounds and quality initiatives while documenting thoroughly in the medical record and