Social Worker-MSW Senior - Social Services, Riley Hospital - Full Time/Days

Indiana University Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health is seeking a Senior Social Worker (MSW) to provide essential emotional support and resources to patients and families at Riley Hospital. This full-time position requires a Master's degree in Social Work, de-escalation certification, and offers a comprehensive benefits package including tuition reimbursement and retirement savings plans.

Benefits

401(K) retirement savings with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan forgiveness

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness programs with financial incentives

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in mental health or adult protective services preferred.
• Experience working with diverse patient populations required.
• Knowledge of state and county protective legal mandates necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide counseling and emotional support to patients and families.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and connect with resources.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient records and evaluate mental health.

Skills

Counseling

Crisis Intervention

Psychosocial Assessment

Communication

De-escalation Techniques

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

De-escalation Certification

Permanent LSW Licensure

LCSW Licensure (Preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Social Worker-MSW Senior - Social Services, Riley Hospital - Full Time/Days

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Schedule:
- Full Time
- Day Shift
- 40 Hours Per Week
- No Weekends
- Rotating Holidays
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide emotional support and practical assistance to patients and their families
- Conduct assessments of patients' psychosocial
- Educating patients and families about illnesses and treatment plans
- Counseling those in crisis or experiencing distress
- Assessing the financial status of patients and families
- Connecting patients with other facilities and resources
- Maintaining the confidentiality of patient records
- Evaluating a patient's mental health
Why Join IU Health?
As Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer:
- 401(K) retirement savings with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness - Government program that may allow qualifying participants to have the remainder of their student loan balance forgiven (after a set amount of time and specific qualifications have been met).
- Employee Assistance Program – Counseling at no cost to you
- Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck! The more you participate, the more you earn!
Description:
Effectively communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team to facilitate the episode of care so the patient receives services in a safe and timely manner, and the patient and family are provided all necessary resources and education. Interprets and communicates complex patient/family needs and role models caring practices to other caregivers. Assess patients' and families' psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness, and ability to cope. Counsels patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability; 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 in child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence. Serves as liaison between Indiana University Health and state and county child and adult protective teams. Provides intervention in guardianship (temporary/permanent), foster care, adoption, and mental health level II placements. Provides specialized mental health services including, but not limited to, Crisis Intervention and Addiction Assessments and recommendations for psychiatric referral or community resources. Assists with dangerous and potentially dangerous situations and takes a leadership stance to provide clinical intervention. Supports those undergoing acute crisis which often results in the use of de-escalation techniques necessary to avoid episodes of physical violence. Utilizes effective principles of interviewing alleged victims, perpetrators, family members, and significant others. Provides intervention for end-of-life, guardianship (temporary/permanent), foster care, adoption, etc.
- Master's Degree in Social Work required.
- De-escalation certification required within 6 months.
- Permanent LSW licensure required, LCSW licensure preferred.
- 3-5 years experience preferred in one of the following areas (mental health, Department of Child and Family Services, adult protective services, Veteran's Administration, substance abuse).
- Requires experience working with geographically and financially diverse patient populations.
- Requires knowledge of the impact of the disease process and of human behavior to provide psychosocial assessments, short-term therapeutic counseling and crisis intervention to patients, families and staff.
- Requires knowledge of state and county adult and child protective legal mandates.
- Requires knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
- Maintains principles, practices and techniques of crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the community, medical teams, law enforcement, APS/CPS, schools, probation and other agencies as indicated.
- Requires proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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