Inpatient Maternal Child Social Worker - LMSW or LCSW

Sinai Hospital's inpatient Care Management team provides discharge planning, transitional care coordination, complex care management, and utilization review through a multidisciplinary team of registered nurses, LPNs, licensed social workers, and administrative staff. While many functions are dictated by regulatory requirements, the core clinical focus is always on ensuring a safe and effective transition to the next appropriate level of care. Your work directly supports safe discharge planning, reduces barriers to care, and improves patient outcomes.

About the Role:

A Licensed Social Worker (LMSW or LCSW) with experience in a hospital setting, preferably supporting maternal-child health, pediatrics, women's health, and families. The role focuses on psychosocial assessment, care coordination, discharge planning, patient advocacy, health education, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments of maternal, pediatric, and family populations to identify barriers to care, provide crisis intervention, and connect patients with appropriate community and healthcare resources.
• Coordinate patient care across the continuum by collaborating with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary team members to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care and discharge plans.
• Educate and support patients and families on prenatal care, infant care, safe sleep practices, postpartum mental health, and available support services while advocating for resources that promote positive health outcomes.

*This position offers a potential of up to $10,000 sign-on bonus. *

Requirements:

Education: Master's in Social Work required

Licensure: LMSW or LCSW/LCSW-C required

Certification: ACM, CCM preferred

Experience: 2-4 years of social work experience in a hospital setting with maternal child health, children and families is preferred

Pay Range: $29.00 to $51.27 Based On Experience

About Sinai Hospital

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore is a nationally recognized academic medical center, a designated Level II Trauma Center, and the largest community hospital in Maryland. As part of LifeBridge Health - one of the region's most comprehensive healthcare systems - Sinai delivers advanced care with a mission to improve the health of the communities we serve, and to take care of the people who take care of patients.