Inpatient Social Worker

Job Description

Job Description

Role Summary:
Seeking a compassionate and experienced Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) to join their dedicated behavioral health team. This role is an excellent opportunity for a mission-driven professional to make a meaningful difference in the lives of both adult and adolescent patients within an inpatient setting. You’ll be part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team focused on delivering holistic, patient-centered care through assessment, therapy, discharge planning, and crisis intervention.

If you're looking to bring your clinical expertise to a fast-paced, supportive environment while working alongside top-tier professionals, this is the opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with psychiatrists and a multidisciplinary care team to develop and manage individualized treatment plans.

• Serve as a liaison between the hospital, patients, families, insurers, and community resources to facilitate access to necessary clinical services.

• Provide direct social work services including:

  • Comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments

  • Individual, group, and family psychotherapy

  • Discharge planning

  • Crisis intervention

  • Patient and family education

• Deliver care that is safe, timely, efficient, and patient-centered, in alignment with best practices and regulatory standards.

• Maintain clear, timely, and accurate documentation in the electronic medical record system (EMR/EMH).

• Participate in designated hospital committees and contribute to departmental quality improvement initiatives.

• Act as a field instructor for social work students, if qualified.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work.

• Current Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) credential.

• 2–3 years of professional social work experience, including recent work in inpatient behavioral health settings.

• Demonstrated experience working within multidisciplinary care teams.

• Ability to conduct intake assessments and lead therapeutic group sessions.

• Proficient in documenting care in EMR/EMH systems.

• Availability to work weekends, which are critical for department coverage.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with discharge planning.

• Proficiency in EPIC electronic health record system.

Location and Work Type:

• On-site position based in Michigan.

• This is a 13-week contract with the potential for extension.

If you're interested, please reply to this advertisement or directly email your resume to me at [email protected] or by calling/texting (949) 295-5951.

I strive to reply within 48 hours. Looking forward to connecting with you soon. Thank you!