Location US-IL-Urbana

ID 2026-19914

Category

Social Services

Position Type

Full-Time

Remote

No

Shift

Day

Schedule

3,12hr shifts/wk

Weekend Requirements

Department Rotation

Holiday Requirements

Department Rotation

Provides social work services to patients and families within the Emergency Department in order to meet identified psychosocial needs, as well as to enhance problem-solving and coping capacities and to facilitate timely discharge by helping to connect patients and families to available community resources. The social worker provides psychosocial assessments, supportive counseling, trauma informed care, crisis intervention and works collaboratively with all other members of the healthcare team, ensuring clear communication and care planning to all patients.

This role will include field response into the community, likely several times per day, to provide mobile mental and behavioral health services to citizens within the C-U metro area. This work component will fulfill a community support mission in accordance with Illinois act 102-0580, the new Illinois law establishing the 988 response system. This field role will be developed and expand over time in close coordination with the regional EMS medical director, the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois Division of Mental health, as well as interfacing with existing community support assets and networks.

Provides support and planning in cases of trauma, mental health crisis, death, and fetal demise. Field response into community, partnered with EMS, to provide mobile mental and behavioral health services to citizens within the C-U metro area Respond to all leveled traumas, victims of violence, and mental health pts in the ED Work with security and spiritual care for confirming/notifying next of kin process Connect victims with community programs & initiate communication with community resources Connect with outpatient social work to assure barriers removed for follow Collaboration for other needs: SANE patients, expirations, medication assistance, abuse/neglect cases, expirations, chemical dependency/ETOH, rehab resources, advance directives/POLST, Familiar Faces, Guardianship issues, sex trafficking, etc. Attend meetings with leadership regularly with community resources to build a bridge for communication between our department and the community.

Certifications: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR); Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Education: Bachelor's Degree: Social Work; Master's Degree: Social Work, Work Experience:

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Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

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The compensation range for this position is $32.21per hour - $55.4per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.



Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.

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