Social Worker Behavioral Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

75d

About The Position

This position provides support for behavioral health patients in the HDVCH Emergency Department, Inpatient Pediatrics and Med/Psych Unit. This social worker provides assessment, care coordination, recommendations, therapeutic interventions and safe discharge planning for children admitted to HDVCH with acute behavioral health needs.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) - State of Michigan required.
• Excludes VNA and Rural Health Clinics (RHC) upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes clinical judgment and expertise to coordinate care management/behavioral health interventions.
• Develops strategies to ensure cost effective, quality care outcomes to patients with complex care needs.
• Identifies options for levels of care for individuals and populations of patients, focusing on strategies that will promote optimal health.
• Assesses, plans, monitors, and provides therapeutic interventions as appropriate.
• Collaborates with patient and family to facilitate understanding of diagnosis and to provide therapeutic interventions to support necessary lifestyle and behavior changes.
• Partners with patients, families, and other health care providers to ensure understanding the impact the disease or illness has on the patient's mental and emotional health.
• Responds to crisis situations and engages with patients and families to access the appropriate level of care across the continuum.
• Works in close collaboration and communication with physicians and other members of the health care team to minimize duplication of effort, promote teamwork, and ensure seamless coordination of services within and between teams and across campuses.
• Assists with patient evaluation and treatment to further their understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying a patient’s health problem(s).
• Actively participates in care conferences as appropriate.
• Mobilizes patient/significant others’ to utilize their own strength to make necessary lifestyle and behavior changes.
• Acts as a patient advocate to ensure their desires are recognized and followed to the greatest extent possible.
• Identifies and responds to any situations representing risk to the patient, their family, the organization and/or the community.
• Partners with community agencies to coordinate care across the continuum to offer options, tools, and resources to allow patients the opportunity to achieve his or her desired goals.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with deals on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more.
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees