SOCIAL WORKER

COUNTY OF LAPEER•Lapeer, MI

8d•$29 - $41•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Home Health Administrator or the Public Health Nursing Supervisor, and the general supervision of the Public Health Nurse Administrator; provides case management services to clients in public health program areas. Makes assessments of social and emotional factors, develops long and short-term goals that reflect department, program and regulatory and accrediting bodies’ standards. Provides short term direct counseling and community resource planning services to clients.

Requirements

Licensed Social Worker (BSW or higher); or Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Gerontology or related field, with a minimum of two years Care Manager experience.
Licensed BSW or higher required, with one year additional experience of providing services to families preferred.
Possession of a valid Michigan driver’s license.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and written.
Skilled in client assessment and coordination of services.
Skilled in communicating well with senior citizens and their families
Skilled in communication with service providers.
Skilled in use of EMR and various Microsoft Office products such as Word and Excel.

Nice To Haves

one year additional experience of providing services to families preferred.

Responsibilities

Receives clients on referral and interviews them and their families to obtain information needed to complete assessments including social histories, economic conditions, health, and family, community, and other support systems.
Assesses each client’s psychological and emotional status, support systems, spiritual needs and resource factors.
Serves on an interdisciplinary team composed of professionals from various disciplines to develop a plan of care for assigned clients.
Monitors implementation of the plan of care for each assigned client. This includes providing regular follow-up and monitoring services related to plan goals, objectives, and planned interventions and completing periodic reviews, required assessments, and status reports.
Monitors clients for urgent/emergent social and emotional problems and attempts to resolve them.
Coordinates services among all involved agency personnel as defined by the established plan of care.
Contacts various agencies on the client’s behalf.
Coordinates support services in areas such as housing, legal advice, clothing, and so forth.
Maintains good working relations with other community agencies and advocates for clients by identifying needs to individuals and community and service agencies.
Communicates with clients’ families, answering questions and concerns and providing information concerning resources available through the department or through other agencies.
Maintains case records and completes reports as required by department and regulatory and accrediting bodies’ standards and the requirements of third-party funding sources.
Participates on committees within the agency and in the community as assigned.
Represents the agency by making presentations to explain agency programs, policies and procedures to the community.
Ensures that clinical documentation regarding clients is completed, kept secure and confidential, and maintained consistent with Health Department policies and procedures.
Endorses the mission, philosophy, and purpose of the department and program.