Team Lead-Social Worker, Riley Hospital - Full Time/Days

Riley Children's Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Indiana seeks a Team Lead-Social Worker to oversee clinical social work, support staff, and ensure patient care. The role requires strong leadership, crisis intervention skills, and collaboration with healthcare teams to meet diverse patient needs. Join a dynamic team committed to improving community health.

Benefits

401(K) retirement savings with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan forgiveness

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program incentives

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of medical social work experience required.
• Requires permanent LCSW licensure and de-escalation certification.

Responsibilities

• Support Clinical Social Work Manager and provide clinical consultation.
• Counsel patients and families on emotional and financial consequences of illness.
• Act as liaison between health services and protective teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Crisis Intervention

De-escalation

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Team Lead-Social Worker, Riley Hospital - Full Time/Days

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Schedule:

Full Time | Day Shift | 40 Hours Per Week

Overview

Schedule:

Full Time | Day Shift | 40 Hours Per Week

Job Responsibilities:

• Support Clinical Social Work Manager in providing guidance and clinical consultation to staff
• Provide leadership and motivation in developing the team and promoting change management
• Facilitate meetings, maintain staff schedules, and maintain records and statistics on services provided
  
  
  

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:

Acts in a lead capacity to other Social Workers within the department. 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. May provide specialized mental health services including, but not limited to, Crisis Intervention and Addiction Assessments and recommendations for psychiatric referral or community resources. May assist with dangerous and potentially dangerous situations and take a leadership stance to provide clinical intervention. May support those undergoing acute crisis which often results in the use of de-escalation techniques necessary to avoid episodes of physical violence. May utilize effective principles of interviewing alleged victims, perpetrators, family members, and significant others.

5-7 Years Of Medical Social Work Experience Required.

• Requires experience working with geographically and financially diverse patient populations. Master's Degree in Social Work required.
• De-escalation certification required.
• Permanent LCSW licensure required.
• 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.
  
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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