Social Worker- Hospice - 40 Hours - Days

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Behavioral Health
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Henry Ford Jackson Hospital
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247606 Requisition #

GENERAL SUMMARY:

To provide psychosocial assessment planning, treatment and education for adult and geriatric patients and their families in collaboration with all members of the interdisciplinary group.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·       Provides Medical Social Work Services in the place of residence to adult and geriatric populations and their families through complete assessment of the psychosocial needs affecting the patient/family and making appropriate written plans for care.

·       Participates in agency and system-wide continuous quality improvement activities to improve performance and patient outcomes.

·       Collaborates with leadership to develop and implement policies, procedures, CQI activities, reporting, training, and education to ensure organization-wide compliance with legal, ethical, contractual and/or regulatory standards (i.e., TJC, HCFA, OIG, Corporate Compliance, MIOSHA, etc.) 

·       Develops partnerships with all members of the health care team and exhibits behaviors that displays teamwork, professionalism, and respect for diversity. 

·       Participates in the orientation of new members of the health care team and exhibits behaviors that promote a positive learning experience.

·       Maintains a safe and risk-free environment for patients, their families/significant others, and other staff.

·       Creates a caring experience for both internal and external customers; is courteous and respectful, anticipates and responds to customer needs; and gives high priority to customer satisfaction.

·       Demonstrates personal accountability for own continuous growth and development and seeks out appropriate learning opportunities to enhance competency and improve performance.

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

·       Master’s Degree in Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

·       One (1) year of work experience in health care

·       One (1) year experience in Hospice preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

·       Current Michigan Licensure – MSW

·       Current BLS certification

    Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.

Benefits

  

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.  

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

        Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

        committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

        race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

        weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

        or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

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