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Job Description
Overview
Social Worker – MSW, LCSW Senior
Location: IUHMG M-Medical Towers
Department: Palliative Care
Shift: Full-Time, Days (may include on-call and holiday rotations)
Shape the Future of Palliative Care Social Work!
Are you a seasoned clinical social worker with a passion for mentorship, education, and compassionate end-of-life care? IU Health is seeking a Senior Social Worker MSW, LCSW to join our Palliative Care team — a specialized role at the intersection of expert clinical practice and the vital work of training the next generation of healthcare social workers. In this position, you will provide direct psychosocial support to patients and families while serving as a clinical supervisor, field instructor, and educator who shapes how future practitioners approach palliative medicine.
Apply today — and leave a lasting impact on both your patients and the profession.
Position Overview
The Senior Social Worker MSW, LCSW is a cornerstone of IU Health's Palliative Care service line — recognized for the vital dual role of delivering expert clinical care and cultivating the next generation of healthcare social workers. Senior MSW LCSWs in this role teach and supervise students and supervisees, establishing a foundational approach to palliative medicine practice and integrating clinical, evidence-based social work interventions at the highest level.
As a specially recognized member of the team, this position carries responsibilities in clinical supervision, specialty certification, service line metric leadership, student education, and cross-specialty palliative medicine education across the IUH system. Beyond direct care, the Senior Social Worker collaborates with hospital administrators and medical teams to drive quality improvement and leads crisis intervention, complex discharge planning, and community resource coordination.
Key Responsibilities
Teaching, Supervision & Special Projects
- Serve as a preceptor and clinical supervisor for MSW-level social workers working toward their LCSWs, providing structured supervision and professional development support.
- Function as a field instructor for Masters-level social work students, guiding practical learning and establishing a foundational approach to palliative medicine practice.
- Integrate and model clinical, evidence-based social work interventions to help students and supervisees deliver expert palliative care.
- Obtain and maintain specialty certification in palliative care social work, serving as a recognized subject matter expert on the team.
- Lead the team in meeting service line metrics and contribute to quality improvement and process enhancement initiatives.
- Educate other specialties and disciplines about palliative medicine within the IUH system, elevating system-wide understanding of the role of social work in palliative care.
- Develop educational materials for team members, patients, and families to support informed, compassionate care.
- Collaborate with hospital administrators and medical teams to improve quality and care processes.
Direct Clinical Care
- Meet face-to-face with patients and families to assess psychosocial needs and provide expert support.
- Assess psychosocial risk factors, including prior functioning levels, support systems, reactions to illness, and coping skills.
- Counsel patients and families on the emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness and/or disability.
- Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral and provide therapeutic interventions.
- Provide specialized services including crisis intervention, addiction assessments, and recommendations for psychiatric referral or community resources.
- Support end-of-life care, guardianship (temporary/permanent).
- Serve as the point person for cases involving child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence.
- Act as liaison between IU Health and state and county child and adult protective services teams.
- Utilize crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques in dangerous or high-risk situations; take a leadership stance to prevent episodes of physical violence.
- Conduct effective interviews with alleged victims, perpetrators, family members, and significant others.
Collaboration & Care Coordination
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with all healthcare team members to ensure patients receive safe, timely, and resource-appropriate care.
- Participate in development of treatment plans to resolve psychosocial issues; consult for other providers on mental health diagnoses.
- Interpret complex patient and family needs, modeling caring and professional practices to other caregivers.
- Access and mobilize community and family resources to meet identified patient needs.
- Identify decision-makers and coordinate goals-of-care conversations to provide excellent care and manage throughput.
- Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with hospital administration, law enforcement, community agencies, APS/DCS, schools, and probation.
- Maintain proficiency with electronic medical records and documentation standards.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited institution required.
Licensure
- Permanent LCSW licensure in Indiana required.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in child welfare, mental health, addictions, health, school, or community/organizational settings.
Certifications
- Specialty certification in palliative care social work required (or obtained within a defined period of hire).
- Certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or an approved alternative de-escalation training required within 6 months of hire.
Skills & Knowledge
- Evidence-based psychosocial assessment, short-term therapeutic counseling, and crisis intervention for mental health and substance use disorders.
- Strong understanding of disease processes, human behavior, and health-related social needs.
- Proven complex discharge planning skills for safe patient transitions to the next level of care.
- Knowledge of state and county child and adult protective legal mandates.
- Understanding of growth and development principles across the lifespan, including end-of-life care.
- Experience adapting services to geographically, culturally, and financially diverse populations.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with hospital staff, law enforcement, community agencies, schools, and probation.
- Proficiency in electronic medical records and documentation.
- Flexibility to work on-call and holiday rotations as needed.
Why IU Health?
Join Indiana's leading healthcare system, committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care. We offer opportunities for professional development, a collaborative team environment, and a focus on improving community health.
Benefits: Benefits Designed for You
We are an equal opportunity employer. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine gives our team members access to the very latest science and the very best training, advancing care for all. We’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves.
Social Worker-MSW LCSW Senior
Job Description
Overview
Social Worker – MSW, LCSW Senior
Location: IUHMG M-Medical Towers
Department: Palliative Care
Shift: Full-Time, Days (may include on-call and holiday rotations)
Shape the Future of Palliative Care Social Work!
Are you a seasoned clinical social worker with a passion for mentorship, education, and compassionate end-of-life care? IU Health is seeking a Senior Social Worker MSW, LCSW to join our Palliative Care team — a specialized role at the intersection of expert clinical practice and the vital work of training the next generation of healthcare social workers. In this position, you will provide direct psychosocial support to patients and families while serving as a clinical supervisor, field instructor, and educator who shapes how future practitioners approach palliative medicine.
Apply today — and leave a lasting impact on both your patients and the profession.
Position Overview
The Senior Social Worker MSW, LCSW is a cornerstone of IU Health's Palliative Care service line — recognized for the vital dual role of delivering expert clinical care and cultivating the next generation of healthcare social workers. Senior MSW LCSWs in this role teach and supervise students and supervisees, establishing a foundational approach to palliative medicine practice and integrating clinical, evidence-based social work interventions at the highest level.
As a specially recognized member of the team, this position carries responsibilities in clinical supervision, specialty certification, service line metric leadership, student education, and cross-specialty palliative medicine education across the IUH system. Beyond direct care, the Senior Social Worker collaborates with hospital administrators and medical teams to drive quality improvement and leads crisis intervention, complex discharge planning, and community resource coordination.
Key Responsibilities
Teaching, Supervision & Special Projects
- Serve as a preceptor and clinical supervisor for MSW-level social workers working toward their LCSWs, providing structured supervision and professional development support.
- Function as a field instructor for Masters-level social work students, guiding practical learning and establishing a foundational approach to palliative medicine practice.
- Integrate and model clinical, evidence-based social work interventions to help students and supervisees deliver expert palliative care.
- Obtain and maintain specialty certification in palliative care social work, serving as a recognized subject matter expert on the team.
- Lead the team in meeting service line metrics and contribute to quality improvement and process enhancement initiatives.
- Educate other specialties and disciplines about palliative medicine within the IUH system, elevating system-wide understanding of the role of social work in palliative care.
- Develop educational materials for team members, patients, and families to support informed, compassionate care.
- Collaborate with hospital administrators and medical teams to improve quality and care processes.
Direct Clinical Care
- Meet face-to-face with patients and families to assess psychosocial needs and provide expert support.
- Assess psychosocial risk factors, including prior functioning levels, support systems, reactions to illness, and coping skills.
- Counsel patients and families on the emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness and/or disability.
- Conduct mental health assessments upon physician referral and provide therapeutic interventions.
- Provide specialized services including crisis intervention, addiction assessments, and recommendations for psychiatric referral or community resources.
- Support end-of-life care, guardianship (temporary/permanent).
- Serve as the point person for cases involving child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence.
- Act as liaison between IU Health and state and county child and adult protective services teams.
- Utilize crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques in dangerous or high-risk situations; take a leadership stance to prevent episodes of physical violence.
- Conduct effective interviews with alleged victims, perpetrators, family members, and significant others.
Collaboration & Care Coordination
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with all healthcare team members to ensure patients receive safe, timely, and resource-appropriate care.
- Participate in development of treatment plans to resolve psychosocial issues; consult for other providers on mental health diagnoses.
- Interpret complex patient and family needs, modeling caring and professional practices to other caregivers.
- Access and mobilize community and family resources to meet identified patient needs.
- Identify decision-makers and coordinate goals-of-care conversations to provide excellent care and manage throughput.
- Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with hospital administration, law enforcement, community agencies, APS/DCS, schools, and probation.
- Maintain proficiency with electronic medical records and documentation standards.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited institution required.
Licensure
- Permanent LCSW licensure in Indiana required.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in child welfare, mental health, addictions, health, school, or community/organizational settings.
Certifications
- Specialty certification in palliative care social work required (or obtained within a defined period of hire).
- Certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or an approved alternative de-escalation training required within 6 months of hire.
Skills & Knowledge
- Evidence-based psychosocial assessment, short-term therapeutic counseling, and crisis intervention for mental health and substance use disorders.
- Strong understanding of disease processes, human behavior, and health-related social needs.
- Proven complex discharge planning skills for safe patient transitions to the next level of care.
- Knowledge of state and county child and adult protective legal mandates.
- Understanding of growth and development principles across the lifespan, including end-of-life care.
- Experience adapting services to geographically, culturally, and financially diverse populations.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with hospital staff, law enforcement, community agencies, schools, and probation.
- Proficiency in electronic medical records and documentation.
- Flexibility to work on-call and holiday rotations as needed.
Why IU Health?
Join Indiana's leading healthcare system, committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care. We offer opportunities for professional development, a collaborative team environment, and a focus on improving community health.
Benefits: Benefits Designed for You
We are an equal opportunity employer. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine gives our team members access to the very latest science and the very best training, advancing care for all. We’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Social Work
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires social work roles to mandate a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. A BSW or MSW typically satisfies this. Generalist roles where any bachelor's will do are harder to sponsor, so target postings that explicitly require a social work degree.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Search Migrate Mate's employer database to identify hospitals, health systems, and nonprofits that have filed Labor Condition Applications for social work roles. Employers with recent LCA history have already built the internal process to sponsor H-1B workers.
Check prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage for your SOC code before you negotiate, so you don't accept an offer that fails LCA certification.
Prioritize licensed clinical roles for stronger petitions
Licensed Clinical Social Worker positions carry clearer specialty occupation standing than case manager or outreach coordinator titles. If you hold LCSW licensure, highlight it in applications. USCIS adjudicators look for degree-specific licensure requirements as evidence the role qualifies.
Ask HR about cap-exempt employer status early
Hospitals affiliated with universities, federally qualified health centers, and nonprofit research institutions may be cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B can be filed any time without entering the lottery. Confirm this with HR before the April registration window to understand your actual timeline.
Prepare your credential documents before the offer stage
Have a certified copy of your transcripts, credential evaluation from a NACES-approved agency if your degree is foreign, and any state licensure documentation ready before an employer initiates your petition. Delays in document gathering are the most common reason H-1B filings miss the cap deadline.
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Find Social Work JobsSocial Work H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Do social work jobs qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Social work roles qualify when the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in social work or a closely related field as a minimum requirement. Roles titled Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Medical Social Worker typically meet the specialty occupation standard. Generalist case manager roles where any degree qualifies are harder to sponsor because they don't satisfy USCIS's degree-specificity requirement.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for social workers?
Hospitals, academic medical centers, community mental health agencies, and federally qualified health centers are the most active H-1B sponsors for social work roles. Many of these are also cap-exempt, which means they can file H-1B petitions outside the annual lottery. Browse Migrate Mate to filter for employers with verified LCA filing history in social work occupations.
Does H-1B sponsorship for social work require state licensure?
State licensure isn't a federal H-1B requirement, but it strengthens your petition. USCIS views licensure requirements as evidence that a role meets the specialty occupation standard. If your target state requires an LCSW or LMSW to practice independently, having that credential or being license-eligible demonstrates the degree-specific nature of the role.
Can a social worker change H-1B employers mid-status?
H-1B portability under AC21 lets you change employers after your petition has been pending for 180 days, as long as the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. For social workers, moving between clinical, school, or healthcare settings generally qualifies. Your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition and you can begin work once it's received by USCIS.
Is the H-1B lottery required for social work positions at hospitals?
Not always. Hospitals affiliated with universities or nonprofit research institutions are often cap-exempt, meaning they can file H-1B petitions at any point in the year without entering the annual lottery. Confirm your prospective employer's cap-exempt status before counting on this. For cap-subject employers, social work petitions follow the same April registration process as all other H-1B categories.
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