The LCSW will provide clinical social work interventions, including supportive counseling, crisis intervention, and psychotherapeutic approaches that address psychosocial distress arising from illness, grief and loss, trauma, or other major life events, As a LCSW, a typical day might include the following: Conduct comprehensive assessments in the electronic health record, Develop and implement individualized clinical interventions to support safe discharge, reduce readmissions, and coordinate care, Participate in interdisciplinary rounds (IDR), presenting cases and communicating discharge planning updates, Utilize health risk assessments and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) screenings to identify at-risk patients and coordinate appropriate referrals, Complete timely referrals for post-acute care services (e,g,DME, home care, facility placement) using electronic referral systems, Ensure compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation, HIPAA, and organizational policies, Collaborate with the Utilization Review team to support insurance authorization and clinical documentation needs, Demonstrate working knowledge of utilization management, level of care criteria, and payment models (e,g,Medicare FFS, bundled payments, managed care), Proactively manage patient flow by identifying discharge barriers and escalating complex issues to appropriate leaders, Address healthcare-related social needs by assessing and coordinating appropriate SDOH services to support safe discharges, Participate in ongoing professional development, quality improvement, and department-wide initiatives focused on LOS reduction, performance, and engagement, Conduct specialized psychosocial assessments, when indicated, including (but not limited to) hemodialysis, transplant, perinatal, and oncologic, Provide evidence-based clinical social work interventions, addressing the intra- and interpersonal dynamics of illness, survivorship, life transitions, and end-of-life, with attention to how identity, roles, and systems are reshaped by serious illness. This role requires a working knowledge of case management responsibilities and topics including, but not limited to: assessment and documentation, discharge planning, transitions of care, interdisciplinary rounds, regulatory compliance, utilization management, revenue cycle, healthcare financing, inpatient capacity, patient flow, and healthcare related social needs (social determinants of health).