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Social Worker - LSW

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
United States, Ohio, Columbus
281 West Lane Avenue (Show on map)
Oct 15, 2025

Job Description

Social Worker to provide support and guidance to participants of the Moms2B Program which is a program to help pregnant women to have healthy pregnancies, deliveries and babies living in a diverse low-economic area of Columbus known for one of the highest mortality rates in the state; assists program participants with navigating through the variety of community and health care services available to them; coordinates Moms2B sites; work in a multi-disciplinary team including students / interns and volunteers; serves as a liaison to The Ohio Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality; uses case finding techniques to identify and recruit pregnant moms into early enrollment for prenatal care; provides enrolled participants educational and intervention counseling, materials, and access to prenatal-postpartum and inter-conception care; provides guidance and access to an allocation of community resources, education, outreach, home visits and referrals; directs enrollment of health and developmental education classes; facilitates and coordinates appointments with agencies and providers to ensure timely delivery of community, academic, career and service referrals; collaborates with participants to develop a follow-up plan to ensure that referred services meet the present needs and to ensure that future needs are addressed; advises individual participants and family needs in navigating health care system; researches and engages with available services and programs external to OSU for participants; attends and represents OSU at community meetings; assesses, maintains and coordinates up-to-date resources and materials used in the program; maintains communication with local area agencies and staff to share information, activities and resources; collects, analyzes and compiles research data for inclusion in progress reports, publications and for dissemination at workshops and conferences;

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in social work or human ecology or other relevant field required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; experience in program planning and administration required, in a community-based program aimed towards a diverse low-economic population; experience in the organization of volunteers and program materials desired; demonstrated awareness of diversity issues and provides culturally sensitive services to the clients preferred. Requires successful completion of a background check. Selected candidate may be requested to complete a pre-employment physical including a drug screen.

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