Medical Social Consultant - UI Health, Maternal/Child

Medical Social Consultant - UI Health, Maternal/Child

Hiring Department: Continuum of Care

Location:  Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1042417

FTE: 1

Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Shift: Days

# of Positions: 1

Workplace Type:  On-Site  

Posting Close Date:  August 12, 2026

Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $67,329.60 - 118,747.20 / Annual Salary

About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Learn more: https://hospital.uillinois.edu/about-ui-health

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Report to the Director of Health Social Work and take direction from leadership under the Department of Health Social Work. The Social Worker provides counseling, comprehensive psychosocial assessment and related functions for patients identified as needing Social Work support or intervention. Serves as collaborative partner with the members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to facilitate an appropriate transitional care plan. A progression of responsibility is evident in this series and ranges from simple, routine, and repetitive duties performed to duties that are complex and highly diversified requiring the exercise of discretion and independent judgment performed under administrative direction.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Social Work-related tasks:

• Meets directly with patient/family to perform a comprehensive psychosocial assessment including social, emotional, cultural, mental status, environmental and financial circumstances in conjunction with an interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
• Recommends a plan of intervention based on mutually established goals.
• Conducts and documents initial psychosocial assessment, appropriate interventions, and expected transition in a comprehensive, clear, timely and legible manner, addressing: Reactions to illness and different abilities, especially the chronically and terminally ill.
• Adjustment to the medical setting and compliance with the treatment plan.
• Adjustment/coping with post-hospital/clinic care needs and linkage to community resources.
• Facilitates health care surrogacy and/or guardianship process, for patients deemed non-decisional by medical team, in accordance with Illinois Health Care Surrogate Act and hierarchy.
• Leads efforts to find family and/or surrogate decision maker for patients.
• Collaborates with complex service line and the legal department to file for Illinois state guardian when necessary.
• Coordinates groups for supportive interventions or educational opportunities.
• Addresses financial issues related to insurance coverage and payment, refers to Financial Case Management Unit.
• Conflict resolution, management of complex family dynamics impacting plan of care and discharge planning, coordination of complex clinical case conferences.
• Investigation, management and reporting of suspected abuse or neglect of minor children and vulnerable adults.
• Facilitates involvement of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS). Facilitates involvement of Illinois Department on Aging.
• Identifies, reports, provides intervention, offers safety planning, and documents cases of suspected Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Violence of adults.
• Facilitates involvement of Chicago Police Department when deemed necessary.
• Assesses for depression and suicidal ideation using validat