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