Social Worker - LLMSW - Behavioral Health - 40 hrs/wk - Days - Maplegrove

GENERAL SUMMARY :

The Social Worker Intern is responsible for creating outcomes for the patient and family

by managing complex psychosocial and economic co-morbidities. Provide education

and consultation regarding resources, collaborate to develop a discharge plan and

facilitate and monitor its implementation. Assist patient / family adjust to and cope with

illness, diagnosis, treatment options and prognosis. Through advanced practice skills

mobilizes resources to reduce risk, serves as a liaison between the hospital and the

community. In addition offers crisis interventions to patient / family.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED :

• Masters degree in Social Work from an accredited program required.
• Ability to interview, assess, organize and problem solve. Ability to identify

appropriate community resources on assigned caseload and to work collaboratively

with patients, families, multidisciplinary team and community agencies to achieve

desired patient outcomes.

Ability to analyze data. Familiar with PC. Exposure and / or experience in pre-acute

and post-acute care, as well as community resources. Ability to work independently

with minimal supervision, as well as to develop collaborative relationships with

physicians, families, patients, interdisciplinary team and other community agencies.

Ability to analyze, develop and manage change; to integrate Continuous Quality

Improvement principles for service and organization work improvements.

Ability to work with people of all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds; be

flexible, open-minded and adaptable to change. Demonstrates the ability to connect

patients and families with necessary services, both inside and outside the HFHS.

Maintains a current working knowledge of services available in the local community,

particularly services available to patients with limited or non-existent payment

resources. Must demonstrate patience and tact when dealing with patients, families

and other staff.

CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSURES REQUIRED :

• LLMSW required
• Must obtain full licensure upon 12 months of completing 4, supervised hours in a

full time status.

A limited licensed MSW must practice under direct supervision of a LMSW. A

LLMSW must sit for and pass The State Board after acquiring 4, hours of

supervised social work experience. This previous supervised work experience may

be acquired outside of the Henry Ford Health System.

Additional Information

Organization : Behavioral Services

Department : Adult IP Prof-MapleGrv

Shift : Day Job

Union Code : Not Applicable