Licensed Medical Social Worker

Optimal Care; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimal Care in Grand Rapids seeks a Licensed Medical Social Worker to provide compassionate, patient-centered support across our healthcare services. You will complete psychosocial assessments, deliver brief counseling and crisis intervention, coordinate discharge planning, and connect patients and families to vital community resources.

You will collaborate with physicians, nurses, and therapists, advocate for patient needs, and support advance care planning to improve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Complete psychosocial assessments.
• Deliver brief counseling and crisis intervention.
• Coordinate discharge planning.
• Connect patients and families to vital community resources.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and therapists.
• Advocate for patient needs and support advance care planning.

Job description

Optimal Care is seeking a Licensed Medical Social Worker to provide compassionate, patient-centered support across our healthcare services. In this role, you will complete psychosocial assessments, deliver brief counseling and crisis intervention, coordinate discharge planning, and connect patients and families to vital community resources. You will collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and therapists, advocating for patient needs and supporting advance care planning. The ideal candidate brings strong clinical judgment, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to improving patient outcomes.