Social Worker-MSW LCSW-PRN
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Key details
- Location
- Carmel, IN, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Job type
- Part-time
- Function
- Healthcare
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 3w ago
Skills
crisis interventionde-escalationdischarge planningemrtreatment planning
About the role
Job Title: Social Worker-MSW LCSW-PRN
Location: North Hospital, Carmel, IN
Position Type: PRN (As Needed)
Position Overview:
The PRN Social Worker provides face-to-face support to patients and families at North Hospital, delivering psychosocial assessments, mental health assessments, crisis intervention, complex discharge planning, and resource coordination. Working closely with the clinical team, this role helps develop treatment plans that address psychosocial needs, consults with other providers on mental health diagnoses, and serves as a resource and role model for students, interns, LBSWs, and LSWs.
The Social Worker serves as the point person for abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and protective services cases, acting as liaison with state and county child and adult protective teams. The role also supports patients through acute crises, using de-escalation techniques to prevent violence and promote safety, and provides intervention in guardianship, foster care, adoption, mental health placements, and end-of-life care.
Key Responsibilities:
Meet face-to-face with patients and families to provide psychosocial assessments and therapeutic interventions.
Assist in developing educational materials for team members, patients, and families.
Serve as a resource and role model for students, interns, LBSWs, and LSWs.
Collaborate with the clinical team to develop treatment plans that resolve psychosocial issues, including consulting with other providers on mental health diagnoses.
Communicate and collaborate with all members of the health care team so patients receive safe, timely care and families have the resources and education they need.
Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, modeling caring practices for other caregivers.
Assess psychosocial risk factors, including prior functioning, adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness, and ability to cope.
Counsel patients and families on the emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness and/or disability.
Access and mobilize family and community resources to meet identified needs.
Provide mental health assessments upon physician referral.
Provide therapeutic intervention to facilitate complex discharge planning.
Serve as the point person for child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence cases.
Act as liaison between IU Health and state and county child and adult protective teams.
Maintain principles and practices of crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.