LCSW-Social Worker Obstetrics Part-time Days
Core
Provide assessments, mental health support, and discharge planning for patients and families in labor & delivery, postpartum, and special care nursery, addressing social determinants of health and crisis intervention.
Role type
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Obstetrics and Palliative Medicine
Builds
Individualized treatment plans, discharge pathways, and care coordination for complex inpatient cases
Domain
Healthcare / Obstetrics / Palliative Care
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Crisis intervention, discharge planning, resource coordination, psychosocial assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration, ethical decision making, advocacy
Preferred skills
Experience with managed care contracts, palliative medicine team participation, organ donation facilitation
Technologies
Electronic health records (implied by documentation duties)
Responsibilities
Develop individualized treatment plans; coordinate care conferences for long-stay patients; perform medical record reviews for admission appropriateness; conduct crisis intervention and goals of care conversations; facilitate transfers to psychiatric or substance abuse facilities; educate patients and families on advance directives and community resources.
Seniority
Mid-level (3-5 years experience), hands-on IC