Overview

Social Worker - MSW / LSW

Location: Riley Pediatric Care Center
Shift: Full-Time Days
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (Onsite at least 2 days/week; locations in Lafayette, Muncie, Indianapolis, or Bloomington)

Join Our Growing Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health (Peds IBH) Team!

This clinical role is part of the expanding Pediatric IBH team, working alongside pediatric and primary care offices as a member of the primary care team. The position helps address anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns in children and adolescents through evidence-based behavioral health interventions. The role involves clinical triage, assessment, and evaluation, with support from clinical supervision hours. We are seeking candidates with strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication, and a commitment to delivering exceptional care to patients and families.

This will be a hybrid position, with at least 2 days onsite per week at one of our clinics in Lafayette, Muncie, Indianapolis, or Bloomington.

Position Overview:

The Social Worker will:

• Meet face-to-face with patients and families, providing assessments, counseling, and resource coordination

• Collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure safe, timely, and effective patient care and discharge planning

• Interpret and communicate complex psychosocial needs, modeling caring practices to other caregivers

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

• Counsel patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial impacts of health conditions or disabilities

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

• Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral

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

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

• Provide crisis intervention, de-escalation, and support during acute situations, including potentially dangerous scenarios

• Support complex discharge planning and care transitions

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

• Lead interventions at end-of-life, guardianship, foster care, adoption, and other complex cases

Qualifications & Requirements:

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

• Licensure: Permanent Indiana license as an LSW required.

• Certifications:

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

• Experience: 0-3 years relevant healthcare, mental health, or community experience preferred.

• Skills & Knowledge:

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

  • Knowledge of disease processes and human behavior related to social needs

  • Complex discharge planning expertise for safe patient transfer

  • Legal knowledge 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 adapting services for diverse populations across geographic, cultural, and financial backgrounds

  • Computer literacy and proficiency in electronic medical records (EMR)

Core Competencies:

• Building rapport and establishing trust with patients and families

• Providing compassionate, solution-focused support

• Effective communication across multidisciplinary teams

• Organizational skills for planning and discharge coordination

• Maintaining confidentiality and HIPAA compliance

Why Join IU Health?

Be part of a dedicated pediatric social work team committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care. We support your professional growth, including clinical supervision hours, and provide meaningful opportunities to make a difference in the lives of children and families.

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

Interested?

Apply today to join IU Health Riley Pediatric Care Center as a Social Worker - MSW / LSW and help us provide expert psychosocial support, behavioral health interventions, and crisis management for our young patients and their families!