Social Worker

We're Hiring : Social Worker!

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Social Worker to join our team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and families. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity, and a commitment to advocating for vulnerable populations while providing essential support services.

Location : Detroit, MI

Role : Social Worker

Contract Duration : 12 months to start, strong possibility to extend and / or convert.

General Summary : The Social

Worker 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.

Social work

or protective services experience preferred.

Working

knowledge / experience in utilization management, managed care and payor issues

preferred.

Experience

in psychosocial and therapeutic counseling preferred. 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.

Possess

interpersonal communication and negotiation skills in interactions with

patients, families, physicians, and health care team colleagues.

Possess

analytical, data management and PC skills.

Exposure

and / or experience in pre-acute and post-acute care, as well as community

resources.

Ability to

work independently, 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 :

• LMSW with clinical specialty or clinical / macro specialty licensure required

Social

Worker (SW) Primary Responsibilities :

Services provided in Outpatient clinical setting to include :

Completing Social Determinates of Health screening to

identify barriers that impact engagement in HIV medical care.

Complete referral(s) to community resource(s) to meet pt

need(s).

Documentation of progress notes within EPIC (electronic

medical record).

Work within a multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of

population serviced.

Participate in community training opportunities to develop

/ enhance skills

Treatment Adherence, Health Education and Risk Reduction

Counseling Skills

HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral and Early Intervention

Services Trainings must be completed within 1 year of hire

Ready to make an impact? 🚀 Apply now and let's grow together!