Inpatient Social Worker (Part-Time, Days)

Quick Facts

• Role: Part-time Inpatient Social Worker (Days)
• Focus: Psychosocial assessment and discharge planning for high-risk patients and families

Description

Works in an inpatient setting to coordinate screening, assessment, and discharge planning for patients with complex social, economic, and emotional needs. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure safe, seamless discharge across the continuum of care, including community and post-acute linkages. Provides crisis-oriented psychotherapy and interventions, develops assessment-based treatment plans, and supports patients and families through medical and social challenges.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the care team on discharge planning and community linkage
• Participate in care conferences and unit rounds; keep the team updated on status and plan
• Build relationships with co-workers, care team members, and community resources
• Identify at-risk populations and opportunities to improve support and care delivery
• Make timely referrals to ancillary support staff to support safe discharge
• Partner with post-acute care providers and share appropriate information for seamless discharge
• Identify, assess, and respond to patient and family needs (including age-specific, developmental, psychological, cultural, and spiritual needs)
• Provide crisis-oriented interventions and connect patients and families to appropriate resources
• Educate team members on socio-economic, emotional, and cultural factors impacting care delivery
• Advocate for patients and families; coordinate charity/financial resources, guardianship, and competency-related support
• Maintain information and referral lists for post-acute care resources
• Administer and interpret psychosocial tests and measures for diagnosis of mental, emotional, behavioral, addictive, and development-related conditions
• Develop and implement assessment-based treatment plans; consult with agencies and patient relatives
• Provide crisis-oriented psychotherapy and connect to resources
• Supervise and train lower-level social workers, students, or interns
• Apply specialized clinical knowledge for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental/behavioral/addiction disorders and make appropriate referrals/transfers

Requirements

• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• One full year experience and/or internship in medical social work in an acute hospital setting or agency
• Experience with maternal/child populations

Benefits

• Range of benefits supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events
• Detailed benefits available via the employer benefits page; benefit eligibility depends on employment classification
• Sign-on bonus rules apply if included in the posting (internal rehires leaving within 1 year are not eligible; exceptions may apply for certain new graduate internal Registered Nurse candidates)