Medical Social Consultant - UI Health, Continuum of Care

Medical Social Consultant - UI Health, Continuum of Care

Hiring Department: Continuum of Care

Location:  Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1042155

FTE: 1

Work Schedule: 9:00AM - 5:30PM

Shift: Days

# of Positions: 1

Workplace Type:  On-Site  

Posting Close Date:  July 31, 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.

Reporting to the Director of Ambulatory & Community Social Work. The Medical Social Consultant provides counseling, comprehensive psychosocial assessment and related functions for patients identified as needing Social Work support or intervention with a specific focus on pre and post-surgical patient assessment. Provides long term follow up care to promote the best outcome for patients post-surgery. 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:

• 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 and surgical readiness based on mutually established goals.
• Conducts and documents initial psychosocial assessment, health related social needs, 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 invo