Intern - Master's Level Social Worker, Inpatient and PHP

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services•Grand Rapids, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We at Pine Rest believe in the power of healing and that everyone in our community has the right to expert care for mental health and substance use disorders. We are much more than just the third largest non-profit behavioral health system in the country, our 220-acre main campus, and our network of clinical sites across Michigan. We are a tight-knit community of healers who witness the impact of our life-changing work each day. Each day, we are closing the gaps in access to care. We are innovating through leading-edge research, testing, programs, and treatment modalities that others replicate across the country. Our services include a state-of-the-art psychiatric urgent care center and a soon-to-be-built pediatric behavioral health center, outpatient, inpatient, partial hospitalization (day programs), assessment and testing, residential, addiction treatment and specialty services such as crisis response, employee assistance programs, forensic psychiatry and psychology, and neuromodulation. On-the-job educational programs for nurses, psychologists, advanced practice providers, psychiatrists, and chaplains are equipping the next generation of care providers. We are passionate about serving and are honored to be a part of this incredible work.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an accredited Master’s Level Social Work program.

Responsibilities

Assesses and prioritizes patient/client treatment needs including discharge needs.
Implements plan of care and collaborates with the clinical team to assure a uniform plan of care.
Provides individual, group, and family therapy or interventions; psychosocial assessment, including assessment of co-occurring disorders.
Provides input to the interdisciplinary treatment plan, functioning as a team member.
Establishes therapeutic relationship with assigned patients/clients including engaging, deescalating, screening, and managing crises.
Serves as a liaison between community resources, family, patient/client, and hospital- or clinic-based providers of care.
Assures appropriate length of stay based on continual reassessment of patient’s/client’s progress towards goals.
Responsible to monitor for and report to the manager, attending physician, or appropriate team leader any potential risk to patient safety that could lead to an adverse outcome.
Responsible to document and report all necessary information according to established policies and procedures.
Utilizes processes to conserve financial resources.
Creates a customer/client friendly environment by following quality improvement standards, maintaining professionalism, initiating and maintaining positive relationships with departments, co-workers and external customers.
Works in various clinical settings with diverse patient/client populations with complex needs.
Commitment to demonstrating the Hospital and Residential Services Model of Care.