MSW (Masters of Social Work)

Social Worker MSW LSW

Location: Arnett Hospital Lafayette

Department: Integrated Care Management

Schedule: Monday Friday 8:00 AM 4:30 PM

Note: Likely 1 on-call holiday per year Schedule may include on-call and holiday rotations.

Position Overview:

The Social Worker conducts face-to-face assessments and counseling with patients and families collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure safe timely and resourceful care. The role involves interpreting complex psychosocial needs providing crisis intervention supporting discharge planning and serving as a key liaison with protective services and community agencies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Meet face-to-face with patients and families to assess psychosocial needs and provide counseling.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to facilitate a coordinated safe and timely episode of care.
• Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs while modeling caring and professional practices.
• Assess psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning support systems reactions to illness and coping skills.
• Counsel patients and families regarding emotional social and financial impacts of illness/disability.
• Access and mobilize family and community resources to meet identified needs.
• Provide mental health assessments upon physician referral.
• Deliver therapeutic interventions to support complex discharge planning.
• Serve as the primary contact for cases involving child abuse/neglect elder/elderly abuse/neglect institutional abuse and domestic violence.
• Act as liaison between Indiana University Health and local child and adult protective teams (APS/DCS).
• Provide intervention in guardianship (temporary/permanent) foster care adoption and mental health Level II placements.
• Offer specialized mental health services including crisis intervention addiction assessments and community resource recommendations.
• Support individuals in dangerous or potentially dangerous situations providing leadership in clinical interventions.
• Use de-escalation techniques to support patients in acute crises and prevent violence.
• Conduct effective interviews with victims perpetrators family members and key stakeholders.
• Provide intervention for end-of-life guardianship foster care and adoption cases.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Education: Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university.
• Licensure: Permanent Indiana LSW licensure required.
• Certifications: Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or an alternative de-escalation training within 6 months of hire.
• Knowledge & Skills: Evidence-based psychosocial assessment short-term therapeutic counseling and crisis intervention for mental health and substance use disorders. Understanding of disease processes and human behavior related to health-related social needs. Complex discharge planning skills for safe patient transitions. Legal knowledge of state and county adult and child protective mandates. Principles of growth development and end-of-life care. Ability to identify decision-makers and facilitate goals-of-care conversations. Experience in adapting services to diverse geographic cultural and financial populations. Strong relationships with hospital leadership medical teams law enforcement APS/DCS schools probation and community agencies. Computer literacy and proficiency in documentation within an electronic medical record (EMR). Ability to respond effectively to violent or potentially violent situations using de-escalation techniques.
• Core Competencies: Excellent communication and active listening skills. Strong crisis intervention de-escalation and violence prevention skills. Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team. Confidentiality and HIPAA compliance. Cultural sensitivity and professionalism.

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