Licensed Master Social Worker
Listed on 2026-08-19
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Social Work
Clinical Social Worker, Medical Social Worker, Patient/Health Advocate, Mental Health
- Comprehensive Health Coverage – Medical, dental, & vision plans to keep you and your family healthy. Life Insurance is also available.
- Future Security – 401(k) with employer matching to help you build long‑term financial stability.
- Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement- because we invest in your future.
- Competitive Pay & Full Benefits – A salary and package designed to reward your expertise and dedication.
- Paid Time Off – Generous paid time off- giving you a good work/life balance and time to recharge.
Role: LICENSED Master Social Worker - OB, NICU, in patient Pediatrics & in patient Pediatrics ICU
Location: Lutheran Hospital
- Fort Wayne, IN
Schedule: Full time - Day Shift Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm- availability for occasional after hour community outreach
Job SummaryThe Social Worker – LMSW provides professional social work services to patients and families to address psychosocial needs, support care transitions, and connect individuals to community resources. This role performs comprehensive assessments, provides emotional support and counseling, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to develop and implement effective treatment and discharge plans. The Social Worker – LMSW plays a key role in improving patient outcomes, reducing readmissions, and supporting vulnerable populations across the care continuum.
WhyYou’ll Love Working Here
- Comprehensive Health Coverage – Medical, dental, & vision plans to keep you and your family healthy. Life Insurance is also available.
- Future Security – 401(k) with employer matching to help you build long‑term financial stability.
- Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement- because we invest in your future.
- Competitive Pay & Full Benefits – A salary and package designed to reward your expertise and dedication.
- Paid Time Off – Generous paid time off- giving you a good work/life balance and time to recharge.
Role: LICENSED Master Social Worker - OB, NICU, in patient Pediatrics & in patient Pediatrics ICU
Location: Lutheran Hospital
- Fort Wayne, IN
Schedule: Full time
- Day Shift Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm- availability for occasional after hour community outreach
The Social Worker – LMSW provides professional social work services to patients and families to address psychosocial needs, support care transitions, and connect individuals to community resources. This role performs comprehensive assessments, provides emotional support and counseling, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to develop and implement effective treatment and discharge plans. The Social Worker – LMSW plays a key role in improving patient outcomes, reducing readmissions, and supporting vulnerable populations across the care continuum.
EssentialFunctions
- Conducts age-appropriate psychosocial assessments for patients across the lifespan, including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
- Assesses the interrelationship between psychosocial factors and medical conditions to identify barriers to recovery and discharge.
- Provides emotional support, crisis intervention, and counseling to patients and families coping with illness, injury, grief, disability, or hospitalization.
- Identifies social, emotional, and financial needs and facilitates referrals to internal and external support services.
- Develops, documents, and follows through on individualized treatment and discharge plans in coordination with the interdisciplinary team.
- Manages complex, high-risk referrals involving suspected abuse, adoption, fetal demise, end‑of‑life care, behavioral health, and psychosocial crises.
- Supports the transition of care by coordinating services such as home health, hospice, rehabilitation, and long‑term care placement.
- Facilitates or participates in support groups and patient/family education sessions when appropriate.
- Maintains timely, accurate documentation in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.
- Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and collaborates with physicians, nurses, case managers, and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe and effective care planning.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Maintains regular and…
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