Job Description
We're Hiring: Social Worker! We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Social Worker to join our team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals, families, and communities. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity, and a passion for advocating for vulnerable populations while providing essential support services.
Location: Detroit, MI
Work Mode: Work From Office
Role: Social Worker
Contract duration: 12 months to start, strong possibility to extend and/or convert
Hourly pay rate range: $60-70k
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
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED: LMSW with clinical specialty or clinical/macro specialty licensure required.
Education/Experience Required - 1-5 years of work experience required.
- Masters 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.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and let's change lives together!
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Contract work, Work experience placement, Work at office, Local area, Flexible hours,