Social Worker - BSW

HealthSource Saginaw (HSS) is looking for a Social Worker our Long Term Care neighborhoods who is passionate about the work they do and who enjoy working in a fast paced, patient centered environment. You will be challenged by the dynamic environment, where you will work as a pivotal member of the staff, to exceed company goals and foster teamwork. If you want to play an integral role in providing care and support to patients, then consider working for us. As an HSS employee, you will become part of our team of outstanding people working together to improve the physical and emotional health of the lives we touch each and every day.

HSS provides shift and Holiday premiums, tuition assistance and a comprehensive benefit package including paid time off, major medical, prescription, vision, dental, defined contribution plan with up to 7% employer match, health reimbursement account, flex-spending account and short and long term disability. HSS is a qualifying employer for the Public Loan Student Forgiveness (PLSF) program.

• Must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination by January 4, 2022.

• Must possess levels of knowledge of psychosocial therapies and social casework generally acquired through completion of a Master's Degree from an Accredited School of Social Work (MSW).

• Must be licensed, or eligible for licensure, by the State of Michigan

• Requires a high level of analytical abilities in order to assess patient needs, develop associated treatment modalities, and provide effective counseling in resolving complex cases encountered with patient caseload.

• Work requires a high level of interpersonal skills to provide counselling to families and patients in time of great stress and to relate will with other facility personnel who also work under stress.

Performs the full range of social work assignments in a long term care setting including but not limited to:

• Conduct an admission interview with residents and/or families to determine resident’s social, psychological, cultural and family situation in order to assess factors which may interfere with or contribute to resident obtaining maximum health care benefits.

• Seek out residents who may be candidates for discharge to their homes or to a lesser level of care and provide discharge planning services including contact with outside services and facilities, providing information needed.

• Update resident’s discharge plan quarterly and resident's psychosocial histories and next of kin information annually.

• Provide the inter-disciplinary health team with psychosocial information about resident and recommends plan of action for meeting resident's psychosocial needs at care planning conference to facilitate coordinated treatment of resident.

• Interpret social and family history information for attending physician and other resident care team members.

• Provide counseling to resident and/or their families and encourage family involvement.