Full-Time
Discharge Planner MSW
Posted on 12/16/2025
Endeavor Health
10,001+ employees
Nonprofit integrated health system delivering care
Compensation Overview
$30.46 - $45.69/hr
Naperville, IL, USA + 1 more
More locations: Elmhurst, IL, USA
In Person
May float to Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL for coverage as needed.
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- Master’s Degree in Social Work
- Minimum one year medical social work experience in a health care setting or a clinical rotation in an acute care hospital setting
- Current State of Illinois Social Worker (LSW or LCSW) licensure
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served. This includes knowledge of the physical, social and psychological needs of patients served and the ability to respond appropriately to those needs.
- Provides comprehensive discharge planning services for identified and referred cases. In doing so, assesses patients' emotional status, psychosocial stability, adjustment to injury, illness or disability, as well as family support system and financial condition.
- Conducts post-acute care and discharge planning activities for patients referred and need-criteria identified, assessing and coordinating home care referrals, durable medical equipment, nursing home placement, rehabilitation placement, transportation, and other discharge needs. Continuously communicates through the acute stay, discharge plan to patients, patient families and staff in order to help patient with adjustment to hospitalization and to facilitate discharge plan.
- Screens all assigned unit cases based on social work team established criteria and actively pursue identified needs for patients and their families.
- Provides psychosocial therapies to assist patients and their families in coping with problems related to illness and/or disability through the use of appropriate individual and group treatment methods.
- Attends patient-centered conferences and complex care rounds on assigned units to discuss key social, financial, and discharge planning factors which may affect patients' responses to treatment. Educates patients and patient families regarding the effects of illness and disability on personal adjustment, family dynamics, relationships, social issues and the like.
- Maintains accurate and timely medical records including initial assessment, progress notes, discharge dispositions, and so forth.
- Attends and participates in all required meetings including interdisciplinary treatment planning, administrative, in-service training, and so forth. Remains abreast of agencies, professional organizations, and other resources that will assist patients and families in providing continuity of care after discharge and directs patients and patient families to same, as appropriate.
- Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals and other literature and by attending related seminars, conference and the like
- Minimum one year previous hospital social work experience
Endeavor Health provides medical services through a network of nine hospitals and over 300 clinics across the Chicago area. Patients access care through a team of 6,000 physicians who utilize clinical trials and a specialized genomics program to treat conditions ranging from primary care to complex heart and brain diseases. Unlike many competitors, this nonprofit system reinvests in the region through $200 million in community funds and maintains a large-scale academic partnership for medical research. The organization's goal is to deliver accessible, community-connected healthcare while advancing health equity and medical education.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$120.6M
Headquarters
Illinois
Founded
1995
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- A unified brand can deepen referral capture across 1.3 million-plus patients.
- Community investment funds strengthen local partnerships and reinforce the system’s equity positioning.
- Specialty centers like the Diamond Headache & Migraine Center expand neurosciences breadth and local access.
What critics are saying
- Physician alignment across nine hospitals remains difficult, risking referral leakage to rival systems.
- Payer disputes can disrupt reimbursement and push commercially insured patients into higher-cost out-of-network care.
- Research innovations like GenProb-CAD face slow commercialization, leaving clinical value uncaptured.
What makes Endeavor Health unique
- Chicago’s third-largest nonprofit health system, formed by the 2022 NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst merger.
- Nine hospitals and 300-plus care sites create dense regional distribution across Chicagoland.
- More than 550 active clinical trials and a large primary-care genomics program distinguish its research base.
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Edward Hospital to expand cardiovascular services with nearly $29 million project. Posted March 28, 2026 12:15 pm The Edward Hospital campus in Naperville is home to a lot of firsts. "We were the first heart hospital in the state of Illinois. We're the first ambulatory surgery center to be built in the Chicagoland area. We put our stake in the ground for cardiovascular care in the Western suburbs," says Yvette Saba, president of Endeavor Health Edward Hospital. But with only 20 operating rooms, it's experiencing capacity constraints. Citing a rapidly aging population in its primary service area, the hospital told state regulators the "projected demand for cardiac, vascular and thoracic surgery is expected to be high." So Endeavor plans a nearly $29 million project to expand cardiovascular services at Edward Hospital. The project calls for adding two new operating rooms and relocating two existing ones to the fourth floor of the Edward Heart Hospital. The project also includes a new, 10-bed intensive care unit on the fourth floor of the tower. "We're the downtown hospital in the suburbs, and there is a need in our market, and no one should have to leave their community for cardiovascular care," Saba said. "We know our limits. We will never do a transplant. There's certain things we won't ever do, but we'll do everything pretty much up and close to that." Endeavor Health plans a new, 10-bed intensive care unit on the fourth floor of the Edward Heart Hospital in Naperville as part of a nearly $29 million project. Rendering courtesy of Endeavor Health Earlier this month, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved a certificate of need permit for the project. The board's vote comes almost two years after Endeavor unveiled a 170,000-square-foot cardiovascular institute pavilion at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview. A striking new stand-alone building on the Naperville hospital campus houses what Endeavor says is the first cardiac ambulatory surgical center in the Chicago region. It was built to offer outpatient services for cardiac catheterizations and electrophysiology procedures that were typically done in hospital settings. "Even moving out the outpatients to the ambulatory surgery center still demonstrated a need for our inpatient ORs," Saba said. Those cases that remain in the hospital "tend to be more complex, with longer procedural times," according to the hospital's permit application. As a result of the project, Edward will have 22 operating rooms. "With that capacity, it will really allow our patients with cardiovascular disease, those that were requiring cardiac surgery, to get their cardiac surgery in a very timely manner, without waiting and not seeking other hospitals or institutions... like a Northwestern in the city when we can do it, but our capacity was an issue," said Cathy Smith, system vice president for the Endeavor Health Cardiovascular Institute. The 10 additional ICU beds will "expand access to critical care by easing patient wait times for admission during peak demand and emergencies," Edward noted in the application, which the state board received this past October. Edward's ICUs have consistently operated above 70% occupancy for more than five years. The state standard is 60%. Endeavor Health will add intensive care unit beds as part of a nearly $29 million project to expand cardiovascular services at Edward Hospital in Naperville. A rendering shows an ICU nurse station. Rendering courtesy of Endeavor Health The goal is to complete the project by the end of December 2027. The hospital says it also will support physician recruitment and retention. "Reliable access to OR time allows physicians to use their time more efficiently and maximize productivity, which is essential as the state of Illinois faces critical shortages in certain physician specialties," the application reads. Saba stressed the importance of having "these regionalized destinations." "There's a shortage of surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons. There's a shortage of cardiologists. There's a shortage of cardiac anesthesiologists. There's a shortage of nurses that can do this specialty," she said. "So when you have large volume and a single site where you can consolidate your resources... having all that in one place, not having to duplicate those resources a lot of different places, we'll bring the best of the best to our organizations to provide the care." - Daily Herald correspondent Alicia Fabbre contributed to this report.
C.W. Avery Family YMCA partnering with Endeavor Health for Weightlifting 101 seminar. Start the new year with purpose, power, and the confidence to take your fitness training to the next level by attending a special Weightlifting 101 seminar at the C.W. Avery Family YMCA! This hands-on seminar, offered in partnership with Endeavor Health, is designed for lifters of all experience levels - whether you're stepping up to the barbell for the first time or looking to refine your technique with expert guidance. Led by Endeavor Health Physical Therapist Sean Leninger, this interactive session will help participants learn more about: * Proper form and safety fundamentals * Techniques for building strength and preventing injury * Structuring workouts for consistent progress Don't miss this chance to start the year strong! Space is limited, and spots will fill fast!
Endeavor Health has acquired Diamond Headache Clinic, forming the Endeavor Health Diamond Headache & Migraine Center. This acquisition enhances Endeavor's leadership in neurosciences and expands access to headache and migraine care. Diamond, with over 40 years of experience, offers a multidisciplinary approach and is recognized for its research in headache treatments. The move aligns with Endeavor's strategy to provide innovative and accessible care.
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