Medical Social Worker - BH Service Center

Medical Social Worker - BH Service Center

POSITION DESCRIPTION :

The Medical Social Worker I (MedSW-I) provides psychosocial assessment, case management, and mental health coordination services to address barriers to patient’s optimal health related to Social Influencers of Health (SIOH). Connects patients with designated community agencies for resources to meet social, financial and environmental needs. The MedSW-I provides advocacy, crisis intervention, and resource assistance to patients and families.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

• Assesses patients using screening tools and clinical interview regarding their psycho-social factors and mental health needs as it relates to achieving and maintaining patient’s optimum health and wellness.
• Provides advanced problem solving, refers patients to community agencies / resources to address needs, and thoroughly documents assessments and services provided and bills appropriately for encounters.
• Develops, implements and assesses continuing care plans to support patient’s health and wellness, in coordination with psychiatrists and therapists as applicable, with awareness of social support system deficits and barriers.
• Intervenes with patients and their family / support system to alleviate barriers to health.
• Advocates, educates and facilitates resolution of patient ethical and legal issues, such as advance directives, end-of-life decisions, guardianship, etc.
• Brokers with community agencies to access services to meet patient’s psychosocial needs.
• Coordinates care across interdisciplinary team of providers.
• Provides check-ins to bridge care access, crisis interventions, safety planning, risk assessments, and empowers patients with management of personal, social and environmental issues.
• Provides education and fosters understanding by mental health providers and staff of social influencers of health and the challenges these create to patient wellness.
• Actively participates in ongoing trainings to ensure provision of care considering age, developmental, socioeconomic, gender identity, cultural, literacy, language barriers, spiritual, and other diversity circumstances.
• Maintains established productivity and quality standards; assumes additional responsibilities and performs work within position licensure, as required.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of legal issues impacting patients, such as divorce and custody laws, child / adult abuse reporting, duty to warn, recipient rights, commitment of inpatient hospitalization and other relevant laws / processes.
• Assumes additional responsibilities and performs work within position licensure, as required.

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS :

MEASURED BY :

Performance that meets or exceeds IHA CARES Values expectation as outlined in IHA Performance Review document, relative to position.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION : Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education.

CREDENTIALS / LICENSURE : Valid, unrestricted license to practice clinical social work in the State of Michigan.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE : Minimum of 1 year experience in social work setting with vulnerable populations. Preferred crisis intervention and medical setting experience.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS (ABILITIES & SKILLS :

Ability to drive to other office / practice sites and meeting and training locations as required.

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