Social Worker Emergency Department

Position Summary

Conducts psychosocial assessment of patients, families, and social systems. Develops treatment goals and empowers patients to remove barriers to successful treatment. Provides brief, solution‑focused counseling as needed, and facilitates a plan of care to ensure the patient’s psychosocial needs are addressed. Acts as patient advocate. Provides referral to appropriate community resources to ensure continuity of care. This role is utilized in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Part‑time Emergency Department Social Worker. Rotating 2 12‑hour shifts per week: one 7 a.m.–7 p.m., one 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

• Excellent psychosocial assessment skills, including social and emotional factors, counseling for long‑range health planning and decision‑making, community resource planning, and short‑term therapy.
• Comprehensively analyzes patient and family situations, requiring advanced advocacy and knowledge of community resources.
• Recognizes problems, systematically gathers data, identifies underlying issues, synthesizes complex issues, seeks input from others, and makes difficult decisions to formulate appropriate treatment plans.
• Supports patients and families in crisis. Demonstrates sound judgment, problem solving, patience, flexibility, and openness when interfacing with patients, families, and staff.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills – active listening and empathetic communication with patients, families, and staff. Engages and collaborates with multi‑disciplinary teams and the community in care planning, delivery, and discharge, building solid relationships, negotiating effectively, and working well with individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and socioeconomic positions.
• Establishes and promotes collaborative relationships with members of the interdisciplinary treatment team, engaging them to develop strengths‑based plans that optimize patient success in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Documents assessment, plan, intervention(s), and outcome(s) in the medical record. Documentation is clear, concise, accurate, timely, and outcome‑oriented.
• Completes department‑specific productivity statistics.

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited school.
• Eligible for licensure by the Michigan Board of Social Work as a Limited Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LLMSW) or Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LMSW).
• One year social work experience in a health‑care setting.

• Minimum:
  Master of Social Work with a limited license and experience in a related field.
• Preferred: 2+ years of experience in an acute care or emergency department setting.

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person‑centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.