Posting: WAYNE HEALTH

July 14, 2021


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide patient biopsychosocial intake assessments, diagnoses
  • Develop individual treatment plans or interventions with patients; modify treatment plans to comply with changes in patients’ status
  • Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' health conditions and needs; review treatment plans with applicable health care providers
  • Monitor, evaluate and record patient progress in the electronic medical record
  • Facilitate referrals for assistance with medications, finances, housing, education, transportation, food and clothing, legal issues (guardianship, durable power of attorney, etc.)
  • Liaise with community agencies to advocate for patients’ needs and community resources
  • Establish and maintain productive working relationships with people inside and outside the department and/or practice
  • Other duties as may be assigned

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education and/or Experience:

  • Master's degree from an educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
  • Michigan Limited LMSW License required or LMSW License preferred.
  • 2 years post-graduate clinical experience with 1 year in a managed care population preferred.
  • Knowledge of principles, methods and procedures for diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions

Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Skills in medication assessment
  • Skills in interviewing and eliciting information and cooperation from patients
  • Good written and verbal communication skills to convey and receive information effectively (face-to-face, telephone and electronic)
  • Good analytical and judgment skills
  • Ability to use computer software programs and systems
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding patients, personnel and/or financial data
  • Excellent organizational skills to work independently, prioritize, handle multiple tasks and manage time

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

  • Operate in a hospital, medical center or clinic setting
  • Routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and fax machines
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Work Schedule:

  • 40-hour workweek
  • Hours and days to be determined by the business needs of the department
  • May require on-call duty and the ability to work outside of scheduled work hours when the need arises

Please apply on our website at waynehealthcares.org



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