Licensed Independent Social Worker

Licensed Independent Social Worker

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work (MSW) required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-CP) or equivalent preferred.
• Strong ability to work collaboratively within a transdisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication, crisis intervention, and counseling skills.
• Knowledge of community resources, financial assistance programs, and healthcare access barriers.

Responsibilities

• Complete and document a psychosocial assessment for referred patients and families within a mutually agreed upon timeframe.
• Establish a therapeutic relationship, provide and document a plan of care to support the patient and family through discharge or until support no longer necessary.
• Identify and address psychosocial barriers and needs.
• Provide emotional support and counseling.
• Collaborate and participate in shared decision making with the transdisciplinary team to address symptoms, goals of care, medical decision-making, grief, and spirituality.
• Connect families with appropriate community resources.
• Participate in family meetings as necessary.
• Collaborate with the Palliative Care clinicians in the Advanced Fetal Care Center (AFCC) to support families.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments for high-need patients.
• Perform phone follow-ups to assess ongoing needs and provide emotional support.
• Continue support post-delivery and facilitate transitions of care.
• Refer families to grief and bereavement services, as well as chaplain services, when appropriate.
• Assess need and eligibility for financial assistance.
• Assist patients and families with access internal and community resources.
• Actively participate and engage in transdisciplinary meetings, providing regular updates on patient and family needs and follow-up plans.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pediatric, palliative, or hospital-based social work is strongly preferred.