Social Worker – Violence Prevention Initiatives

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Day (United States of America)

680 Lake Shore Drive

This position provides care and resources including both direct and indirect services to patients, families, staff, and social work students. The core functions, in addition to providing direct services to patients and families, include leadership and ongoing program development functions in collaboration with project team. This position will connect patients and families’ patients and families to community agencies and services to offer holistic support for survivors of injuries.

Essential Job Functions:

• Coordinates service delivery with patients/families and appropriate team members across the continuum.

• Makes necessary referrals to other team members and/or community resources. Collaborates with the family to assist them in utilizing community service linkages.

• Completes all case management duties of assigned cases including identification, assessment, and response and discharge planned related to patient/family needs, including age-specific developmental needs, psychosocial needs, cultural needs, and spiritual needs.

• Particularly focuses on addressing the social and emotional needs of families that impact a patient's medical treatment and safety.

• These needs may include, but are not limited to, adjustment to illness, coping abilities, parental functioning, guardianship issues, adherence to treatment plan, need for additional resources as identified by the patient/family through the Social Influencers of Health and other standardized assessment tools.    

• Monitors assigned program to ensure high quality standards for patient/family care and satisfaction. Identifies and participates in continuous quality improvement processes for assigned program. Recognizes that patient satisfaction and the changing environment may extend beyond the confines of the traditional job description.

• Sustains a culture that reflects pride and ownership in the services provided to patients and families.

• Develops relationships with families that are caring, trusting, reliable, and beneficial.

• Utilizes these relationships for the patient's well-being and treatment. 

• Provides timely, effective and evidence-based intervention for families in emergency/crisis situations. 

• This includes all forms of violence: including but not limited to; gunshot, stabbings, physical assault and abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking. It also may include housing and food insecurity, educational opportunities, and all issues or other situations deemed emergent by the family or healthcare team.   

• Documents in a thorough and timely manner in accordance with professional standards (see assessment/documentation policies), including documentation of patient care plan, assessments, screenings, case notes, and other relevant information to track and monitor all aspects of care coordination services and quality improvement needs.   

• Communicates with members of the healthcare team, through formal and informal means of transmitting information, in order to provide optimal care of patients and families.

• Informs healthcare team of the role of community and other internal providers in impacting a social and emotional status of patients and families.

• Maintains and role models professional boundaries within social work and health care teams. 

• Addresses the psychosocial/spiritual/developmental/cultural needs of the patients/families throughout the continuum of care.

• Particularly collaborates closely with assigned team in addressing the social and emotional concerns of patients/families served.

• Participates regularly in the team's interdisciplinary rounds, patient care conferences, staffing, multidisciplinary case conferences, etc.

• Participates in the team's group problem-solving and program planning.

• Collaborates with team to develop programs that focus on maximize opportunities for preventive healthcare for all patients/families served.

• Educates interdisciplinary team regarding how social and emotional issues impact on patients/families coping with injury and response to treatment.

• Leads team and other family service professionals in establishing family service goals for team care delivery.   

• Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, co-workers and others.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Master's degree in social work from a university approved by the Council for Social Work Education. Requires knowledge of child and adolescent development normally acquired through the completion of a baccalaureate degree in child development, child and family development or related field of study.

• License Requirement: Candidate must be a LSW (Licensed Social Worker) in the State of Illinois working to obtain an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) in the State of Illinois or be Illinois LCSW eligible with Illinois LCSW application actively submitted. 

• 2 years of work experience or internship in a healthcare, child welfare or mental health setting preferred.

• Experience working with children and families and with populations exposed to violence preferred. Special physical requirements – sits and stands throughout the day. 

• Physical management of patients in crisis may be necessary.

• Spanish language abilities strongly preferred.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, problem-solving, organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and delegate tasks effectively.

• Ability to think proactively and critically, act creatively, and take initiative appropriately.

• Ability to collaborate with individuals from different backgrounds and disciplines and build relationships across all levels of the organization.

• Ability to take initiative, work independently and be self-directed.

• Commitment to health equity, racial justice, evidence-informed policy, data-driven advocacy and community-driven processes.

Education

Master's Degree: Social Work (Required)

Pay Range

$59,280.00-$96,928.00 Salary

At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following link to learn more about our benefits.

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability

• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage

• Tuition assistance

• Student loan servicing and support

• Adoption benefits

• Backup Childcare and Eldercare

• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members

• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities

• Discount purchasing program

There’s a Place for You with Us

At Lurie Children’s, we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints — recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly, appreciate differences, and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best, so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.  

 

Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Support email: candidatesupport@luriechildrens.org