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Form of workNO WEEKENDS, NO NIGHTS
HENRY FORD DETROIT HOSPITAL
WORKS IN CLINIC ENVIRONMENT PROVIDING COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND OUTREACH
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Social Worker is responsible for creating outcomes for the patient and family by managing complex psychosocial and economic co-morbidities. Provide education and consultation regarding resources, collaborate to develop a discharge plan and facilitate and monitor its implementation. Assist patient/family adjust to and cope with illness, diagnosis, treatment options and prognosis. Through advanced practice skills mobilizes resources to reduce risk, serves as a liaison between the hospital and the community. In addition offers crisis interventions to patient/family.
Social Worker (SW) Primary Responsibilities:
Services provided in Outpatient clinical setting to include:
- Completing Social Determinates of Health screening to identify barriers that impact engagement in HIV medical care.
- Complete referral(s) to community resource(s) to meet pt need(s).
- Documentation of progress notes within EPIC (electronic medical record).
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of population serviced.
- Working with diverse populations (LGBTQ+)
- Experienced with Microsoft Word / Excel
- Foster work relationships with community agencies
- Participate in community training opportunities to develop / enhance skills
- Insurance Navigation Skills
- Treatment Adherence, Health Education and Risk Reduction Counseling Skills
- HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral and Early Intervention Services Trainings must be completed within 1 year of hire
- Other Duties as assigned -
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Master's Degree in Social Work. Social work or protective services experience preferred. Working knowledge/experience in utilization management, managed care and payor issues preferred. Experience in psychosocial and therapeutic counseling preferred. Ability to interview, assess, organize and problem solve. Ability to identify appropriate community resources on assigned caseload and to work collaboratively with patients, families, multidisciplinary team and community agencies to achieve desired patient outcomes. Possess interpersonal communication and negotiation skills in interactions with patients, families, physicians, and health care team colleagues. Possess analytical, data management and PC skills. Exposure and/or experience in pre-acute and post-acute care, as well as community resources. Ability to work independently, as well as to develop collaborative relationships with physicians, families, patients, interdisciplinary team and other community agencies. Ability to analyze, develop and manage change; to integrate Continuous Quality Improvement principles for service and organization work improvements. Ability to work with people of all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds; be flexible, open-minded and adaptable to change. Demonstrates the ability to connect patients and families with necessary services, both inside and outside the HFHS. Maintains a current working knowledge of services available in the local community, particularly services available to patients with limited or non-existent payment resources. Must demonstrate patience and tact when dealing with patients, families and other staff.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:
LMSW with clinical specialty or clinical/macro specialty licensure required.
- Organization: Henry Ford Medical Group
- Department: Infection Disease
