Social Worker-MSW LCSW

Job Description

Social Worker - MSW / LCSW

Location : IU Health Gateway Building, Indianapolis (Primarily Virtual with In-Person Training / Meetings)

Shift : Full-Time Days | 8 : 30 AM - 5 : 00 PM, Monday - Friday

Join Our Innovative Virtual Social Work Team!

Indiana University Health is seeking a dedicated Licensed Master Social Worker (LCSW) to provide high-quality, virtual psychosocial support across the IU Health System. This role involves conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, coordinating resources, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure safe, effective, and patient-centered care for diverse populations.

If you hold an active LCSW license and are experienced in crisis intervention, discharge planning, and community resource coordination, we want to hear from you!

Position Overview :

The Integrated Social Work team provides virtual social work services to all primary care offices throughout the IU Health System. This role offers virtual urgent consultations to patients and their families, assisting with psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, and resource coordination. This role involves serving as a resource and role model for students, interns, LBSWs, and LSWs, while collaborating closely with the clinical team to develop individualized treatment plans that address psychosocial needs and promote safe, effective discharge and care continuity.

Key Responsibilities :

• Conduct face-to-face assessments and counseling with patients and families, primarily through virtual platforms
• Assist in developing educational materials for patients, families, and healthcare team members
• Serve as a resource and role model for students, interns, LBSWs, and other social work staff
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized treatment plans addressing psychosocial needs
• Facilitate safe and effective discharge planning and care transitions
• Interpret and communicate complex patient / family needs with compassion and professionalism
• Evaluate psychosocial risk factors, including prior functioning, social support, reactions to illness, and coping skills
• Counsel patients and families on emotional, social, and financial impacts of health conditions or disabilities
• Access and mobilize community and family resources to meet identified needs
• Serve as a liaison with child and adult protective services, as well as external community agencies, in cases of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
• Maintain principles and techniques of crisis intervention and de-escalation, providing leadership during acute crises
• Provide intervention in guardianship, foster care, adoption, and mental health placements
• Offer specialized mental health services, including crisis intervention, addiction assessments, and psychiatric referral recommendations

Qualifications & Requirements :

Crisis Prevention Intervention or alternative de-escalation training (required within 6 months of hire).

Expertise in psychosocial assessments, therapeutic counseling, crisis intervention, and substance use disorder services.

Why Join IU Health?

For more information, visit : IU Health Benefits

Interested?

Apply today to join IU Health as a Social Worker - MSW / LCSW and help us deliver compassionate, expert psychosocial support across Indiana!

About Us

About the Team

Indiana University Health is Indiana's most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. We're looking for team members who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day.