Social Worker (LMSW/LCSW) - WJMC Campus

LCMC Health; Marrero (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deliver healthcare with heart

Put a little love in your work

Be honest and real, but with compasss?

Lagniappe into everything you do

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a licensed social worker to support patients and families with psychosocial assessment, counseling, and discharge planning. This role is central to the multidisciplinary team, coordinating resources and advocating for patient needs.

You will engage with patients facing complex medical issues, provide crisis support, and connect them with community services. If you bring empathy and collaboration, you’ll thrive here.

Qualifications

• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or eligible; LMSW to be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Experience in hospital social work or case management preferred.
• Ability to assess psychosocial needs and provide counseling.

Responsibilities

• Assess psychosocial needs through interviewing patients and families.
• Coordinate discharge planning and link to community resources.
• Advocate for patients within the multidisciplinary team.
• Document assessments, plans and interventions in medical records.

Skills

Empathy

Crisis intervention

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

LMSW licensure or eligibility

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Your job is more than a job

our job is more than a job

You’re a life preserver for countless patients because, as a Social Worker,you’rethe hub of your patients’ multidisciplinary team advocating, assessing, counseling, and supporting individual psychosocial needs and discharge planning resources for complex medical problems. As your patient’s clinical care partner with expertise in care management, you’re a critical asset along the care journey identifying and overcoming barriers and offering resource options,in particular forchronicallyill and end-of-life care. Through it all, youremainpositive,upbeatand dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes.

In the midst ofemotional and physical pain and vulnerability, you’re a sanctuary of support and understanding as you celebratethesmallvictories.If it were your loved one,you’dexpect nothing less, so you give so much more. We love that about you.

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you. Andwe’reexcited to get to know you and find out whatyou’llbring to this complex patient advocate and social worker role.

Your Everyday

Conduct assessment of patient’s psychosocial needs through intensive interviewing of patient and family members, conferring with interdisciplinary team and reviewing medical records. Evaluate coping skills, cognitive and intellectual functioning, support systems, resources, otherfactors that could affect responses to illness,treatmentand discharge plan. Identifybarriers and plans for intervention to overcome or lessen barriers to achieve outcome asevidencedby treatment plan. Communicate findings, plan to interdisciplinary team anddocumentsassessment,planand interventions in medical records. Providecrisesintervention and supportive counseling for individuals experiencing a temporary or situational problem. Assess cases of suspectedelder, child, sexual or domestic abuse or neglect. Comply withrequiredreporting, according to state law and hospital policy. Refer patients/families toappropriate communityagencies for further intervention or counseling such as palliative or hospice services as needed andfacilitatefamily meetings to help with decision making when there is disagreement or lack of clarity around goals of care and plan of care. Facilitate interactions between staff and DCFS/EPS or other agencies. Identifypatients in assigned caseload with complex social and medical issues through case finding and referral process. Review caseload with manager to share findings, needs,barriersand progress to discharge. Evaluate financialassistanceneeds and eligibility and directs patients/family to appropriate community agencies which canassistin meeting financial needs, or providing food, shelter,transportationor other services. Maintain a working knowledge of payor reimbursement requirements forpost hospitalservices and community resources. Demonstrate knowledge of legalrightsadvance directives and patient rights with ability to counsel/educate patients/familiesregardingpatient rights, decision making and formulating advance directives.

The Must-Haves

Minimum:

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) through the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners OR Registered Social Worker or Certified Social Worker must obtained LMSW within 6 months of hire.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.