Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

JOB SUMMARY

St. Mary Mercy Livonia is dedicated to serving individuals in the Southeast Michigan area by providing medical, mental health, addiction, and wellness services in a multi-disciplinary team approach. The ideal candidate will be Master’s-level behavioral health professionals with current Michigan licensure (LMSW, LLP, or LPC) with two or more years’ experience working with a multi-disciplinary team of behavioral health professionals including psychiatrists, medical support staff, and therapists, in an outpatient setting. Occasional evening or weekend hours may be required.

PERFORMANCE DUTIES

Uses and develops the social work process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Collects and assesses data related to individual health care needs including: past medical history, current health status and treatment, necessity/appropriateness for services and setting and follow-up needed to meet needs.

Provides counseling to enable patient/family members and/or significant others to utilize resources and strength to make necessary adjustments due to illness, its impact and changes to be anticipated.

Identifies the need for and convenes family meetings to provide clarity to the patient’s status that result in informed decision-making.
Provide therapeutic interventions to the identified client in order to enhance and foster the client’s optimal functioning and interactions in the home and community
To continually assess client needs, service availability and appropriateness
To work cooperatively with treatment team members and the family in the provision of services to meet the goals developed in the Treatment Plan
Participates in the Quality Improvement Program and other staff meetings and initiatives
Adheres to the St Joe's Medical Group policies and procedures
Supports the mission, philosophy, goals and objectives of SMML and the St Joe's Medical Group
Implements clinical practices in accordance with principles of evidence-based practices

Documents in electronic medical record ongoing communication with all individuals responsible for the continuum of care or regulatory issues.

> Handles community calls and visits.

Conducts support/education groups to assist in adjustment process. As appropriate, may have the option to facilitate either a time limited or ongoing group process to help family members cope with illness, as time permits.

OTHER DUTIES

Develops and maintains positive, effective communication skills in all interactions

Analyzes and applies appropriate communication style for each situation

Participates in team meetings daily

Participates in the educational process of various co-workers, orientees and other departments as related to Social Work functions.

Demonstrates awareness of and adherence to safety and legal requirements established at hospital and departmental levels

Assists in the planning and implementation of departmental based quality management and disaster response activities

Compliant with HIPPA standards

Accepts accountability and responsibility for own professional growth and development

Promotes an environment that allows for positive, effective areas of practice

Remains current on trends in own practice and in areas that involve the department and facility

Maintains current, active status in profession and meets continuing education standards set by the department and/or facility

Serves on committees, task forces and focus or work groups on a voluntary and/or appointed basis at the staff/department level

AGE SPECIFIC CRITERIA This position does not does provide patient care.

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients.

Ages of Patients Served by the assigned unit

School Age (6 to 12 years)

Adulthood (30 to 65 years)

Adolescent (12 to 18 years)

Elderly (65 to death)

Young Adult (18 to 30 years)

SERVICE EXCELLENCE STANDARDS

Maintains a working knowledge of St. Mary Mercy’s Service Excellence standards and incorporates them into daily activities in order to ensure that all customers are treated in a manner consistent with St. Mary Mercy’s and Trinity Health’s mission.

The Standards are: Appearance, Attitude, Respect, Responsiveness, Courtesy, Communication.

STEWARDSHIP

Demonstrates adherence to Trinity Health’s Compliance Integrity Program, code of Ethics, as well as other policies of St. Mary Mercy Hospital and Trinity Health. Demonstrates punctuality and adheres to attendance policies. Uses departmental resources in a cost effective manner and manages own work activities efficiently and effectively. Demonstrates initiative and seeks opportunities to enhance operating performance.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

A.Education

Masters Degree in Social Work or Counseling from an accredited program
LMSW, LLMSW or LPC

B.Licensure

State of Michigan license or license eligible

C.Training and Experience

Minimum 2 years as an MSW social worker preferably in a health care setting or successful completion of a graduate student internship in an acute health care setting

DEMANDS

A.Physical

Moderate to heavy walking, sitting, writing and typing
Moderate amount of lifting and shifting of medical records
Ability to deal with stress in meeting deadlines, writing reports, etc.
Flexibility in work procedures and schedules
Reaching to access equipment or papers
Fine motor skills to chart legibly or use computer keyboard
Near visual acuity

B.Special

Ability to synthesize, coordinate, analyze, compile, compare and memorize
Ability to interact with individuals through mentoring, negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading or helping with instructions
Ability to read complex information
Ability to apply logical or scientific thought to deal with a variety of abstract concepts
Ability to initiate the thought or study required to follow through with an assigned task or series of tasks
Ability to follow both written and verbal instructions that require individual thought and/or study to complete the task or series of tasks

EMPLOYMENT VARIABLES

A.Professional Affiliations

Maintain required state CEUs annually

JOB RELATIONSHIPS

A.Supervised by: OP-PACC Manager and Specialty Care Director

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify in any way, the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.

Definitions

FLSA Fair Standards Labor Act.

Identifies this position as exempt / non-exempt status.

Exposure Control

Identifies the exposure potential this position has to blood and other bodily fluids.

Level I = Always

Level II = Occasionally

Level III = Never

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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