Social Worker – MSW / LSW

Location: Bloomington Hospital
Shift: Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM, with on-call rotation for nights, weekends, and holidays.

Join Our Dedicated Social Work Team!

Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital is seeking a compassionate and experienced Master’s Degree Social Worker (MSW) with permanent LSW licensure to provide face-to-face psychosocial support, crisis intervention, and discharge planning for patients across the lifespan. This role involves collaborating closely with healthcare teams, community agencies, and protective services to ensure safe, timely, and comprehensive patient care.

Position Overview:

The Social Worker will:

• Meet face-to-face with patients and families, conducting psychosocial assessments and providing counseling

• Collaborate effectively with medical and nursing staff to facilitate the episode of care, ensuring patients and families receive necessary resources and education

• Interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs, role modeling caring practices to other caregivers

• Assess psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning, support systems, reactions to illness, and coping mechanisms

• Counsel patients and families on emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness or disability

• Access and mobilize family and community resources to meet identified needs

• Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral

• Serve as the primary point of contact for cases involving child abuse/neglect, elder abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence

• Act as liaison between IU Health and local protective services (APS/DCS)

• Provide crisis intervention, de-escalation, and clinical leadership in dangerous or potentially violent situations

• Support complex discharge planning to ensure safe transitions of care

• Provide specialized mental health services, including crisis and addiction assessments, with recommendations for psychiatric or community resources

• Lead interventions in guardianship, foster care, adoption, and mental health placements (Level II)

• Support end-of-life care, guardianship, foster care, and other complex cases requiring sensitive handling

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work required.

• Licensure:

  • Must hold a permanent Indiana LSW license.

• Certifications:

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

• Experience: Relevant experience in healthcare, mental health, or community services preferred.

• Knowledge & Skills:

  • Evidence-based psychosocial assessment, short-term therapeutic counseling, crisis intervention skills

  • Knowledge of disease processes, human behavior, and social needs

  • Complex discharge planning capabilities

  • Legal understanding of child and adult protective mandates (state and county)

  • Principles of growth, development, and end-of-life care

  • Ability to identify decision-makers and lead goals of care conversations

  • Experience working with geographically, culturally, and financially diverse populations

  • Strong relationships with hospital staff, law enforcement, APS/DCS, schools, probation, and community agencies

  • Proficiency in electronic medical records (EMR) and general computer literacy

Core Competencies:

• Strong communication, active listening, and rapport-building skills

• Ability to manage crises using de-escalation techniques

• Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams

• Maintain confidentiality and HIPAA compliance

• Demonstrate compassion, professionalism, and cultural sensitivity

Why Join IU Health?

Become part of a dedicated, compassionate team committed to supporting patients through complex social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. We offer opportunities for professional development, including crisis intervention training, and a collaborative environment focused on delivering exceptional patient-centered care.

To learn more about our benefits, visit: IU Health Benefits

Interested?
Apply today to join IU Health Bloomington Hospital as a Social Worker – MSW / LSW, and help us provide comprehensive psychosocial support and crisis management to our diverse patient population!

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.