Clinical Social Worker - LMSW

Trinity Health • Muskegon, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in Muskegon, MI providing coverage both at our Hackley and Mercy campus locations of Mercy Health. The RN Case Manager is a professional nurse who collaborates with physicians, health care team members, and patient/families to coordinate care for specific patient populations across the continuum and between care settings during an episode of illness. The RN Case Manager participates in the assessment, plan, monitoring, and evaluation of the ongoing care of assigned patient group as they transition through the continuum of care, is responsible for coordinating the delivery of resources for effective, efficient, and appropriate patient care during an entire episode of illness. The RN Case Manager is accountable for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of patient outcomes. Be a part of a collaborative and respected team. RESPECTED + REWARDED. Be BOTH at Mercy Health! Please completely fill out the application and upload resume. This is required to be considered, including internal candidates. The Case Manager is a great opportunity for a MSW professional to serve in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Be Remarkable! Position Summary: The Case Manager LMSW is a professional who collaborates with physicians, health care team members and patient/families to coordinate care for specific patient populations across the continuum and between care settings during an episode of illness. Provides various social work services to meet needs of patients and family members. Services include psychosocial evaluation of patient and relationship to family members in considering patient medical needs and prognosis. Provides crisis intervention as necessary to patient and family members. Provides discharge planning for all patients as necessary to ensure a smooth transition. Social work practices and services are consistent with applicable accreditation and licensing standards, and reflect the National Association of Social Worker Code of Ethics.

Requirements

• Masters degree in social work required.
• State of Michigan, social work license required; will consider LLMSW
• Demonstrate ability and skill in the management of patient care planning and continuous quality improvement in services delivered
• Recognized ability to be a key contributor as a member of a patient care team

Responsibilities

• Performs social work services for patients found to be at risk including, but not limited to the diagnosis of substance abuse, psychiatric problems, domestic violence, pediatrics, end stage dementia, developmental disabilities and CVI.
• Completes psychosocial evaluation of patients and coordinate transition through the continuum of care.
• Develops social work treatment plan and provides individual and/or family counseling as appropriate.
• Evaluates the socio-emotional status of patients and family members as necessary.
• Provides various direct services including: crisis intervention, counseling, discharge planning, coordination of services post-hospital care, refers for financial assistance, makes referrals for community services as necessary to assist the patient in transitioning along the health care continuum.
• Is a resource to patient, family and staff (and other health care professionals) by providing education specific to the emotional impact of medical treatment on patients and family members.
• Instructional sessions to include other related topics

What This Job Offers

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