Social Worker - MSW Senior - PRN

Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, Indiana

Overview

MSW Senior Social Worker - PRN
Location: University Hospital
Department: Social Services
Shift: 3 days a week position with a start time between 7:30 or 8:00 am.
Join Indiana's Largest Healthcare System!
Are you a compassionate, experienced social worker ready to make a difference in a dynamic hospital setting? Indiana University Health, ranked as Indiana's top healthcare system, is seeking a Senior MSW to provide expert psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, discharge planning, and specialized mental health services on a PRN basis. Join our dedicated team and help deliver exceptional patient-centered care.
Apply today -- support patients and families through complex psychosocial needs with leadership and compassion!
Position Overview:
The Senior MSW effectively communicates and collaborates with all members of the healthcare team to ensure patients receive safe, timely services. You will interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, role model caring practices, and assess psychosocial risk factors based on prior functioning, support systems, and reactions to illness.
You will conduct mental health assessments, facilitate complex discharge planning, and serve as a point person for cases involving child abuse/neglect, elder abuse, domestic violence, guardianship, foster care, and mental health placements. You will also provide specialized services such as crisis intervention, addiction assessments, and psychiatric referrals, often supporting patients in acute crisis situations using de-escalation techniques.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with the healthcare team to facilitate safe and effective patient care.
  • Assess psychosocial risk factors and provide counseling regarding emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness/disability.
  • Access and mobilize community and family resources to meet patient needs.
  • Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral and provide therapeutic interventions.
  • Facilitate complex discharge planning, guardianship, foster care, and mental health placements.
  • Serve as the primary contact for cases involving abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and protective services.
  • Lead clinical interventions in high-risk or dangerous situations to ensure safety.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with community agencies, law enforcement, schools, and other partners.
Qualifications & Requirements:
  • Education: Master's Degree in Social Work required.
  • Licensure: Permanent LSW licensure required; LCSW licensure preferred.
  • Certifications: De-escalation certification required within 6 months of hire.
  • Experience: 3-5 years preferred in mental health, child and family services, adult protective services, Veteran's Administration, or substance abuse.
  • Knowledge & Skills:
    • Knowledge of disease impact and human behavior for assessments, crisis intervention, and counseling.
    • Knowledge of legal mandates related to protective services.
    • Principles of growth and development across the lifespan.
    • Crisis de-escalation and interviewing techniques.
    • Ability to work with diverse patient populations.
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
Why IU Health?
As Indiana's most comprehensive healthcare system, we offer competitive pay for bedside nurses, a robust 401(k) with employer match, tuition reimbursement, student loan forgiveness programs, an Employee Assistance Program, and wellness incentives. Join us and be part of a team committed to excellence in healthcare and community service.
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Ready to lead in complex psychosocial care? Apply now to become a Senior MSW at Indiana University Health University Hospital!