Social Work Associate

UHS•Auburn Hills, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Havenwyck Hospital is seeking a dynamic and talented licensed Social Work Associate to join their team of compassionate and dedicated clinical professionals. The Social Work Associate provides social services under the direct supervision of a Lead Social Worker, Director of Clinical Services or designee to all inpatients/day hospital patients. The Social Work Associate is a member of the multidisciplinary treatment teams and of the units and is responsible to the Lead Social Worker and the Director of Clinical Services or designee. Duties include, but are not limited to: Participating as an integral professional member of a multidisciplinary treatment team led by the psychiatrist. Facilitating the therapeutic milieu on the treatment unit. Performing social work interventions as directed by the treatment team, the treating psychiatrist and/or the Lead Social Worker. Obtaining and assessing social history information and reporting this to the treatment teams. Performing discharge planning/case management from the day of admission. Providing group therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, substance abuse group/didactic, and/or couples therapy as deemed appropriate by the treatment team, the treating psychiatrist, Director of Clinical Services and/or Lead Social Work. Acting as liaison for hospitalized patients with various community agencies and resources. Attending treatment team conferences and completing treatment plans. Documenting in the medical record.

Requirements

Second year last quarter student in a Master of Social Work program from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education
Experience on an inpatient psychiatric unit a must.
Employee must be in good standing (employment/corrective action history, performance evaluation, etc.) to be considered for an internal transfer.

Responsibilities

Participates as an integral professional member of a multidisciplinary treatment team led by the psychiatrist.
Facilitates the therapeutic milieu on the treatment unit.
Performs social work interventions as directed by the treatment team, the treating psychiatrist and/or the Lead Social Worker.
Obtains and assesses social history information and reports this to the treatment teams.
Performs discharge planning/case management from the day of admission.
Provides group therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, substance abuse group/didactic, and/or couples therapy as deemed appropriate by the treatment team, the treating psychiatrist, Director of Clinical Services and/or Lead Social Work.
Acts as liaison for hospitalized patients with various community agencies and resources.
Attends treatment team conferences and completes treatment plans.
Documents in the medical record