Analysis Skills, Certified Case Manager (CCM), Clinical Support, Community and Social Services, Customer Support/Service, Discharge Plans, Emergency Care, Health Plan, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Hospital, Intensive Care, Medicaid, Patient Care, Policy Development, Procedure Development, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Risk, Social Work, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Treatment, Training/Teaching
Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Day Shift
Description:
This is a BSW position to help support the Clinical Social Workers and Nurse Case Managers at Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital. The units covered are med/surg, ICU, mother/baby, Psychiatric Medical, and Emergency Department.
This role provides and facilitates patient care within the framework of established policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines for patients in both home and clinical settings. A high level of independent judgment is used in planning and delegating care and in the evaluation of outcomes.
What the Social Worker (BSW) will do:
- Completes psychosocial assessment including social and emotional factors, counseling for long-range health planning and decision-making, and community service planning.
- Provides care coordination and intervention services for assigned clients.
- Comprehensively analyzes beneficiary situations requiring advanced advocacy with knowledge of community resources.
- Facilitates referrals for beneficiaries with risks in the mental health, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, or domestic violence domains. Provides professional visits for drug/substance-exposed infants.
- Provides appropriate education and access to education for clients and families.
- Arranges transportation as needed for health care, substance abuse treatment, support services, and other relevant appointments.
- Communicates information to improve knowledge of relevant health topics and to foster the motivation, skills and confidence (self-efficacy) necessary for beneficiaries to take action to improve individual risk factors and risk behaviors, and to use the health care system.
- Coordinates with other medical care providers and Medicaid Health Plans (MHPs).
What the Social Worker (BSW) will need:
- Bachelors of Social Work
- Current Michigan licensure as a licensed Social Worker.
- One year of social work experience providing services to patients
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.
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Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2023, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.5 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.
10,000 employees or more
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