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Position Title: Social Worker (MSW) Psychiatric Medical Unit

• Great opportunity for a clinical social work professional to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person physically emotionally and spiritually.

  Highlights:

  • Mon-Wed Day shift
  • Assigned to the Psychiatric Medical Unit

  Position Summary:

  Conducts psychosocial assessment of patients families and social systems. Develops treatment goals and empowers patients to remove barriers to successful treatment. Provides brief solution-focused counseling as needed and facilitates a plan of care to ensure the patients psychosocial needs are addressed. Acts as patient advocate. Provides referral to appropriate community resources to ensure continuity of care.

  What the Clinical Social Worker (Psychiatric Acute Unit) will need:

  • Masters Degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited school
  • Eligible for licensure by the Michigan Board of Social Work as a Limited Licensed Masters Social Worker (LLMSW) or Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW)
  • One year social work experience in health care setting

  What the Clinical Social Worker (Psychiatric Acute Unit) will do:

  • Excellent psychosocial assessment skills. Displays excellent knowledge and practice of psychosocial assessment skills including social and emotional factors counseling for long-range health planning and decision-making community resource planning and/or short-term therapy etc.
  • Comprehensively analyzes patient and family situations that will require advanced advocacy with knowledge of community resources. Recognizes problems systematically gathers data identifies/understands underlying issues synthesizes complex issues seeks input from others and makes difficult decisions to formulate appropriate treatment plans.
  • Excellent ability to support patients and families in crisis. Demonstrates sound judgment problem solving patience flexibility and openness when interfacing with patients families and staff.
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills. Displays active listening and empathetic communication skills with patients families and staff. Engages and collaborates with patients families multi-disciplinary staff and the community in care planning delivery and discharge. Builds solid relationships negotiates effectively and works well with individuals of all ages backgrounds and socioeconomic positions.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.