Clinical Social Worker - Swing Shift - Emergency Department

About the role

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Rotating Shift

About the role

• Job Title: Social Worker Masters
• Work Location: Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital
• Department: ED/inpatient

Shift: 3 12-hour shifts/week. Various hours on mid or night shift.

What You Will Do

Utilize Social Work Expertise, Psychosocial Assessment Skills, and Critical Thinking to:

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments to identify patient, family, social, behavioral, financial, environmental, and community resource needs that may impact care, treatment, and discharge planning.
• Identify barriers to care, complex psychosocial concerns, safety risks, and social determinants of health that may affect patient outcomes.
• Assess patient and family needs and develop individualized discharge and transition plans by utilizing evidence-based practice, professional knowledge, and skilled intervention.
• Manage assigned cases according to organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and professional social work practice standards.
• Intervene in complex situations involving crisis management, adjustment to illness, family dynamics, abuse or neglect concerns, behavioral health needs, guardianship issues, end-of-life planning, homelessness, substance use disorders, and other psychosocial challenges.
• Engage in active listening and supportive interventions to assist patients and families in coping with illness, hospitalization, and life-changing events.
• Coordinate and collaborate with patients, families, multidisciplinary team members, post-acute providers, community agencies, and other stakeholders
• Build strong professional relationships, advocate effectively, negotiate solutions, and work collaboratively with individuals from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and educational backgrounds.
• Establish and promote collaborative relationships with physicians, nurses, case managers, therapists, community agencies, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Serve as a patient and family advocate.
• Educate patients and families regarding available resources, healthcare decision-making, advance care planning, community services, and transition-of-care options.
• Promote patient autonomy, self-determination, dignity, and informed decision-making while supporting compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
• Incorporate and demonstrate Trinity Health culture actions and values to advance Trinity Health's vision of being the most trusted health partner for life.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Additional information

The Trinity Health Grand Rapids Emergency Department (ED) is a fast-paced, high acuity environment. Social Work here is both rewarding and challenging. Successful candidates are energized by a fast pace, comfortable working in stressful and emotionally charged situations, and able to manage multiple high-priority demands while providing exceptional patient advocacy and support.

Qualifications

• Education
• Minimum: Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW)

Preferred: N/A

• Credentials/Licensure
• Minimum: Current Limited License in Social Work in the State of Michigan.

Preferred

Current full social work licensure in the State of Michigan

• Related Experience
• Minimum: Two to five years of Social Work experience in a health care setting

Preferred

Previous hospital social work experience