Social Worker

• Area of Interest: Behavioral Health Services

• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0

• Department: Social Services

• Shift: Monday - Friday Days

• Job ID: 183825

Overview

Hospital Social Worker MSW – Lutheran Campus Monday–Friday | Day Shift

Join our interdisciplinary care team as a Hospital Social Worker MSW, where your expertise will make a meaningful difference for patients and families during some of life’s most important and vulnerable moments. In this role, you’ll provide compassionate support, advocacy, and resource connection while helping patients navigate the psychosocial factors that impact their health and care journey.

Working across various areas of the hospital, you’ll partner closely with providers, care teams, patients, families, and community resources to support safe transitions, access to care, and individualized care planning. This is a rewarding opportunity for a skilled social work professional who is passionate about whole-person care, collaboration, and making an impact every day.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.   Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program .

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family .

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and safety: Complete psychosocial assessments to identify needs, strengths, preferences, barriers, safety risks, grief concerns, and transition needs.

• Provide crisis support and advocacy: Offer immediate support to patients and families, advocate for confidentiality, informed consent, autonomy, and self-determination, and assist with mandated reporting when needed.

• Coordinate care and transitions: Collaborate with care teams, community resources, facilities, and other professionals to support safe transitions, continuity of care, and patient-centered goals.

• Educate and connect patients/families to resources: Provide education on advance care planning, available services, guardianship/conservatorship, interpreter needs, and community supports.

• Document and contribute to team-based care: Maintain accurate documentation, participate in interdisciplinary meetings, support care planning, and mentor new staff or interns as requested.

Qualifications

Education: BSW degree in Social Work Required from an accredited school of social work. MSW degree in Social Work preferred.

Experience: Prefer one year clinical experience in health care.

License(s)/Certification(s): Valid LBSW, LMSW, LISW, or similar licensure obtained within 1 year of hire. Successfully complete Person Centered Care course within 1 year of hire. Valid mandatory Reporter course completion by state(s) requirement.