*Social Worker-MSW LCSW Senior

Indiana University Health; Carmel (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health in Fishers Hospital seeks a Social Worker with MSW/LCSW Senior credentials to deliver advanced clinical social work for complex discharge planning, crisis intervention and mental health assessment. The role includes supervising social workers pursuing LCSW licensure and serving as a field instructor for students.

You will collaborate with hospital leaders, medical teams, and community agencies to ensure safe, timely, and well-coordinated care, with focus on child and

Qualifications

• MSW degree required.
• Permanent LCSW licensure required.
• 5 years of experience in child welfare, mental health/addictions, health, school or community work.
• Crisis Prevention Intervention certification within 6 months of hire.
• Knowledge of psychosocial assessment, short-term counseling, and crisis intervention.
• Knowledge of health-related social needs and discharge planning.
• Ability to coordinate care with state, county and community agencies.
• Proficient in documenting in an electronic medical record.

Responsibilities

• Meet face-to-face with patients and families to assess needs.
• Provide clinical supervision to social workers pursuing LCSW licensure.
• Serve as field instructor for social work students.
• Develop treatment plans with the clinical team for psychosocial needs.
• Coordinate complex discharge planning and community resources.
• Act as liaison with hospital admins, medical teams, and protective services.
• Utilize crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques as needed.
• Provide end-of-life, guardianship, and related psychosocial support.

Skills

MSW

LCSW licensure

Clinical supervision

Field instruction

Discharge planning

Crisis intervention

End-of-life care

Team collaboration

EMR documentation

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

Position Title: Social Worker-MSW LCSW Senior

Location: North Hospital

Shift: Full-Time Evening Shift

Position Summary

The Social Worker - MSW LCSW Senior provides advanced clinical social work services to patients and families at Fishers Hospital, with a focus on complex discharge planning, crisis intervention, and mental health assessment. In addition to direct patient care, this senior-level role provides clinical supervision to social workers pursuing LCSW licensure, serves as a field instructor for social work students, and acts as a subject-matter resource across the care team on child and adult protective matters, guardianship, and end-of-life care coordination. The role requires close collaboration with hospital administrators, medical teams, and community agencies to ensure patients receive safe, timely, and well-coordinated care.

Key Responsibilities

• Meets face-to-face with patients and families.
• Acts as a preceptor to facilitate learning and develop educational materials for team members, patients, and families.
• Provides clinical supervision for social workers who are working toward their LCSW licensure.
• Serves as a field instructor for social work students.
• Builds strong working relationships with hospital administrators and medical teams to drive quality and process improvement.
• Serves as a resource and role model for students, interns, LBSWs, and LSWs.
• Participates with the clinical team in developing treatment plans to resolve patients’ psychosocial issues and meet psychosocial needs, including consulting with other providers on mental health diagnosis.
• Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team to facilitate the episode of care, ensuring patients receive safe, timely services and that patients and families are provided all necessary resources and education.
• Interprets and communicates complex patient/family needs and role models caring practices to other caregivers.
• Assessments patients’ and families’ psychosocial risk factors, including prior functioning levels, adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness, and ability to cope.
• Counsels patients and families on the emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability, and accesses and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs.
• Provides mental health assessments of patients upon physician referral.
• Provides therapeutic intervention to facilitate complex discharge planning.
• Serves as the point person for child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence cases.
• Serves as liaison between Indiana University Health and state and county child and adult protective teams.
• Maintains principles and practices of crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.
• Provides intervention in guardianship (temporary/permanent), foster care, adoption, and mental health level II placements.
• Provides specialized mental health services, including crisis intervention and addiction assessments, with recommendations for psychiatric referral or community resources.
• Assists with dangerous and potentially dangerous situations, taking a leadership stance to provide clinical intervention.
• Supports patients undergoing acute crisis, using de-escalation techniques as needed to avoid episodes of physical violence.
• Utilizes effective interviewing principles with alleged victims, perpetrators, family members, and significant others.
• Provides intervention for end-of-life care, guardianship (temporary/permanent), foster care, adoption, and related needs.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work required.
• Permanent LCSW licensure required.
• 5 years of experience required in one of the following areas: child welfare, mental health and addictions, health, school, or community/organizational.
• Certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention or an alternative de-escalation training required within 6 months of hire.
• Knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial assessment, short-term therapeutic counseling, and crisis intervention for patients and families with common mental health and substance use disorders.
• Knowledge of disease processes and human behavior as they relate to health-related social needs.
• Complex discharge planning skills to ensure safe discharge to the next level of care.
• Knowledge of state and county adult and child protective legal mandates.
• Knowledge of the principles of growth and development across the life span, including care at end of life.
• Ability to identify decision makers and coordinate and execute goals‑of‑care conversations to provide excellent care and manage throughput.
• Experience adapting services to geographically, culturally, and financially diverse populations.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with hospital administrators, medical teams, law enforcement, APS/DCS, schools, probation, and other community agencies as indicated.
• Computer literacy and proficiency documenting in an electronic medical record.
• May be scheduled to work on-call and holiday rotation.

About IU Health:

IU Health is Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, with nearly 40,000 team members, 16 hospitals, and $8.64 billion in operating revenue. Our programs in cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics, and transplants are nationally recognized. In partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, IU Health combines research, education, and clinical excellence to improve health outcomes for Indiana communities.

Benefits Designed for You

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children’s Health is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all. With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.