Social Worker MSW​/MSW SR

Part-Time.
50 MSW Position

This posting is for a part-time.
50 MSW position on the Adult Inpatient Care Management Team.

Care Management Social Work services include but are not limited to the following: biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, fetal or reproductive loss, end of life, grief and loss, assessment of coping, medical literacy, abuse assessment and referral to CPS, accessing resources to facilitate hospital transitions and/or discharges, adoption coordination, linkage to community agencies, mental health assessments, tangible resources, participation in team meetings and educational activities related to the needs of patients and their families.

Senior requirements:

• Master's Degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education is required.
• This classification requires registration, certification or licensure with the appropriate agency as identified on the Primary Source Verification Matrix.
• Current license to practice social work in the State of Michigan (LMSW or LLMSW).

Underfill requirements:

• Master's Degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education is required.
• Current license to practice social work in the State of Michigan (LMSW or LLMSW).
• This classification required Primary Source Verification.
• Some experience of professional social work.
• Physical requirements:
  
  This position requires infrequent standing/walking, as well as lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring of patients.

Significant medical social work experience, strong assessment skills, the ability to establish therapeutic relationships quickly, and to relate well to a diverse population. It is ideal that the candidate be able to manage a large caseload with multiple competing demands. The ability to work independently in a variety of stressful and demanding situations is ideal critical decision making, excellent assessments, brief interventions and multitasking are only several of the advanced skills required for success.

Additionally, the ability to provide high-level interventions while also meeting basic tangible and concrete needs. The successful candidate should also be able to work with multidisciplinary teams and access community resources in order to facilitate transitions and discharge planning. Experience providing crisis intervention and grief counseling along with brief interventions to facilitate patient and family participation in appropriate health care decision making.

Clinical practice concentration and field placement practicum or recent work experience in a hospital setting is preferred. Certification by the Academy of Certified Social Workers.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.

In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

This position reports in-person/on-site at Ann Arbor Michigan Medicine main campus.

The work hours for this position are in-person 8:00 - 4:30 pm, variable weekdays. There is a small holiday coverage requirement as a…