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+ **Department:** Inpatient

+ **Schedule:** Part-time, 2X10 Hours Day Shift. Every Saturday and Sunday, 8:00AM-6:30PM

+ **Hospital:** Ascension St. Vincent

+ **Location:** Indianapolis, IN

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

_Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer._

Responsibilities

Assess patients' needs and coordinate the overall interdisciplinary plan of care from admission to discharge within Case Management departments. Provide support and education regarding resources available to cope with emotional, financial and social needs that arise with a diagnosis.

+ Develop care plans for patients based on assessment findings and consideration of needs and preferences.

+ Assess complex emotional, psychological and physical issues to understand what the patient requires and how social work can provide support.

+ Advocate for patients' needs and ensure the medical system respects their rights and caters to their preferences.

+ Maintain ongoing dialog with leadership and care transition team members to ensure effective implementation and reevaluation of care plan.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

+ Certified Case Manager credentialed from the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) preferred. ACM also accepted.

+ Certified Social Worker preferred.

Education:

+ Bachelor's degree in Social Work required.

Work Experience:

+ 3 years of experience preferred.

Additional Preferences

+ **Masters in Social Work required.**

+ **LCSW or LSW preferred.**

+ **Medical Social Services experience preferred.**

+ **This is an acute inpatient position, 3 years of experience preferred**

+ **Women's/Infant and Pediatric Experience Preferred**

+ **Prefers working with perinatal, neonatal, and pediatric populations, including medically fragile infants and families in crisis.**

+ **Values a family-centered approach that supports parents, caregivers, and multidisciplinary care teams.**

+ **Enjoys conducting psychosocial assessments, safety evaluations, and discharge planning for OB, NICU, and pediatric units.**

+ **Prefers strong collaboration with nursing, case management, physicians, lactation consultants, and child life specialists.**

+ **Enjoys supporting families through grief, adjustment, trauma, postpartum challenges, and complex social needs.**

+ **Values coordinating with CPS, early intervention services, community supports, and home-visiting programs.**

+ **Prefers roles that emphasize advocacy, emotional support, and ensuring safe, stable discharge environments for infants and children.**

Why Join Our Team

Ascension St. Vincent in Indiana has been providing rewarding careers in healthcare for over 148 years. With 24 hospitals throughout the greater Indianapolis and Evansville areas, Ascension St. Vincent offers careers in a wide range of services including acute and long-term care, bariatrics, cancer care, cardiovascular services, emergency services, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatric services, primary and urgent care, women's health services and more.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp\_10\_20.pdf) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Pay Non-Discrimination Notice (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

E-Verify Statement

This employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click the E-Verify link below for more information.

E-Verify (https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify\_Participation\_Poster\_ES.pdf)