BSW Discharge Planning Assistant

Trinity Health • Grand Rapids, MI

23h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a BSW position to help support the Clinical Social Workers and Nurse Case Managers at Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital. The units covered are med/surg, ICU, mother/baby, Psychiatric Medical, and Emergency Department. This role provides and facilitates patient care within the framework of established policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines for patients in both home and clinical settings. A high level of independent judgment is used in planning and delegating care and in the evaluation of outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelors of Social Work
• Current Michigan licensure as a licensed Social Worker.
• One year of social work experience providing services to patients

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial assessment including social and emotional factors, counseling for long-range health planning and decision-making, and community service planning.
• Provides care coordination and intervention services for assigned clients.
• Comprehensively analyzes beneficiary situations requiring advanced advocacy with knowledge of community resources.
• Facilitates referrals for beneficiaries with risks in the mental health, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, or domestic violence domains.
• Provides professional visits for drug/substance-exposed infants.
• Provides appropriate education and access to education for clients and families.
• Arranges transportation as needed for health care, substance abuse treatment, support services, and other relevant appointments.
• Communicates information to improve knowledge of relevant health topics and to foster the motivation, skills and confidence (self-efficacy) necessary for beneficiaries to take action to improve individual risk factors and risk behaviors, and to use the health care system.
• Coordinates with other medical care providers and Medicaid Health Plans (MHPs).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level