Social Worker MSW SR​/MSW (Underfill

This appointment is a full-time clinical position in the UMATS. The position involves participation on a multi-disciplinary outpatient team, with clinical responsibilities to provide direct billable clinical work in evaluating and treating patients with alcohol use disorders, other substance use disorders and mental health diagnoses.

Why Join the Department of Social Work Ambulatory Psychiatry team?

As a member of this team, you will play a vital role in providing psychiatric and addiction evaluations and psychotherapy to patients with Alcohol Use Disorders, other substance use disorders and mental health diagnoses.

What Perks and Benefits Can You Look Forward to?

• 2:1 match on retirement savings
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one of employment
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Financial support for continuing education and certifications

• Conduct comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment or psychiatric evaluation, and provide treatment and case management services to patients and families
• Provide psychotherapeutic interventions using evidence-based treatment modalities
• Provide therapy for patients and families related to needs such as adjustment to illness, grief and loss, family functioning/communication, managing difficult symptoms, coping with diagnosis, or specific mental health diagnoses
• Scope of practice also includes crisis intervention, pain assessment and non-pharmacological pain intervention, advance directives, case management services, and safety planning related to child/adult abuse, intimate partner violence, and suicide
• Facilitate patient referrals for chronic mental health, substance abuse, complex care management, or other community agencies as appropriate
• Facilitate patient and family participation in appropriate health care decision-making
• Participate in interdisciplinary education, training, and research
• Participate in the development, implementation and facilitation of patient education and/or support programs
• Serve as the psychosocial care expert within multidisciplinary team
• In inpatient settings, may also provide services related to discharge facilitation and coordination of care.
• Additionally, as an expert clinical social worker.
• Provide patient and family centered clinical care at an advanced level.
• Mentor others and takes a lead related to departmental or organizational initiatives.
• Serve as the psychosocial care expert within their multidisciplinary team.
• May be involved in or lead clinical or community program development and/or clinical research activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Senior:

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

Underfill:

• A Master's degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education.
• Some experience of professional social work.
• Current license to practice social work in the State of Michigan (LMSW or LLMSW).
• This classification requires Primary Source Verification

Supervision Received

General Supervision is received from designated official.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This position requires infrequent standing/walking, as well as lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring of patients. This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be.

It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind of level of difficulty.

• Applicants should have the knowledge base and experience to participant in the education and training of students and staff from social work and other disciplines.
• Efficient, accurate psychiatric assessment skills and effective case presentation skills.
• Independent, sound decision-making is necessary for success in this position.
• Effective collaboration with a large multi-disciplinary team.
• Proficiency in keeping accurate and timely clinical records by computer.
• Applicants should have advanced evidence-based psychotherapy training comprising supervised clinical experience using specific modality for 6 or more months.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of…