LCSW-Social Worker Obstetrics Part-time Days
Core
Provide assessments, resources, mental health support, and discharge planning for patients and families in labor & delivery, postpartum, and special care nursery.
Role type
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Obstetrics and Palliative Medicine
Builds
Individualized treatment plans, discharge plans, and care coordination for complex inpatient cases
Domain
Healthcare (Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Palliative Medicine)
Required skills
Crisis intervention, care coordination, resource allocation, psychosocial assessment, discharge planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, advocacy, documentation, ethical decision making
Preferred skills
Experience with domestic violence, substance abuse, and DCFS cases
Technologies
Electronic health records, community resource databases
Responsibilities
Develop individualized treatment plans, coordinate care conferences for long-stay patients, assess patient needs for discharge services, perform medical record reviews for admission appropriateness, provide crisis intervention, facilitate goals of care conversations, serve as liaison to ethics committee, report abuse and neglect, assist with organ donation discussions, educate staff and patients on advance directives.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC