MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST-PD

Peoplefluent; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI seeks a licensed social worker to provide education and counseling to patients and families. You'll assess psychosocial needs, coordinate discharge planning, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure timely, patient-centered care across the continuum of services.

Responsibilities include risk assessment, care coordination, and facilitating transitions while supporting patient autonomy and rights.

Qualifications

• Current LMSW licensure by State of Michigan; OR LLMSW licensure (per state requirements).
• Master's Degree in Social Work.
• Ability to interview, assess, organize and problem solve.
• Experience in acute care case management, discharge planning, utilization management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide education and consultation regarding resources and discharge planning.
• Collaborate to develop discharge plan and monitor implementation.
• Assist patients and families to adjust to illness, treatment options, and prognosis.
• Develop long and short-term plans with patient/family to address identified problems.
• Provide emotional support and counseling related to treatment decisions and end-of-life issues.
• Coordinate and facilitate patient care progression across the continuum.
• Identify and resolve delays in discharge and facilitate transfers as appropriate.

Skills

Communication

Assessment

Case management

Counseling

Teamwork

Education

Master's in Social Work

LLMSW licensure

Job description

Positions Location: Lansing, MI

Job Description

General Purpose of Job:

Provide education and consultation regarding resources, collaborate to develop a discharge plan and facilitate and monitor its implementation. Assist patient/family adjust to and cope with illness, diagnosis, treatment options and prognosis. A priority focus in transitioning the patient toward their next phase of care.

Essential Duties:

Psychosocial Assessment and Interventions:

• Conducts a preliminary risk screening, assesses patients and family's psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness and ability to cope.
• Performs comprehensive assessments of patients' medical condition, adjustment, support systems, finances, housing, behavior, cognition, abuse factors, function and abilities, legal, and substance abuse factors to identify issues, which must be addressed prior to discharge.
• Intervenes with patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability; accesses and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs.
• Provides intervention in cases involving domestic violence, elderly abuse, institutional abuse and sexual assault.
• Serves as a resource person and provides counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end-of-life issues.
• Develops long and short-term plans with the patient/family to address problems identified.
• Provides emotional support to help patients cope with the disruptions and distresses associated with their illness/injury. Observes patient's right to self-determination and confidentiality.
• Intervenes with problems listed but not limited to: Child Abuse, Adult Abuse, Substance Dependency, Suicide, Guardianship, Conservatorship, Durable Power of Attorney, Mental Illness, Adoption, Voluntary and Involuntary Committals.

Care Coordination:

• Coordinates and facilitates patient care progression throughout the continuum.
• A collaborative process that encompasses the following: assessment, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates the options and services required to meet the needs of the patient.
• Works collaboratively and maintains active communication with other members of the interdisciplinary team to effect timely and appropriate patient management.
• Proactively identifies and resolves delays and obstacles to discharge.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team facilitating care for the designated case load; monitors the patient's progress with the appropriate interventions ensuring a focused plan of care and services are provided while providing high quality cost effective care.
• Facilitates transfers to other facilities as appropriate.

• In conjunction with patient, generates treatment plan designed to meet assessed therapeutic needs.
• Conducts individual, family, or group therapy using therapeutic interventions appropriate to levels of functioning, diagnosis, treatment plan and motivation.

Utilization Management:

• Identifies at-risk populations using approved screening tool and follows established reporting procedures.
• Monitors and facilitates the length of stay and ancillary resource use on an ongoing basis. Takes the appropriate actions to achieve the continuous improvement in both length of stay and resource utilization.
• Self-directed and organized to meet the needs of the patient and the health care team.

Communication:

• Provides clear, concise, and timely written documentation.
• Communicate and provide information to post-acute care providers and payers ensuring adequate resources are provided to the patient.
• Communicates effectively and navigating conflicts with patients, families, members of the care team in a diplomatic and empathetic manner.
• Negotiation with clinical departments and payers, advocating for the patient; transitioning them to the next phase of care.

Job Requirements

General Requirements • Current LMSW licensure by State of Michigan; OR LLMSW licensure and previous behavioral health experience Work Experience • Ability to interview, assess, organize and problem solve. Ability to identify appropriate community resources on assigned caseload and to work collaboratively with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team and community agencies to achieve desired patient outcomes.• Experience in acute care case management, discharge planning, utilization management, performance improvement and managed care reimbursement preferred Education • Master's Degree in Social Work• Recipient Rights training with 30 days of hire and annually thereafter. Specialized Knowledge and Skills • Maintains an environment that supports and encourages high performance and reliability through caregiver engagement, teamwork, and customer service ensuring safe quality patient-centered care.• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting the requirements for mandatory/continuing education, skills competency, supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization.• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement in interactions with physicians, payors, patients and their families.• Demonstrates ability to use a keyboard as may be required to perform the essential duties of the job.• Experience in acute care case management, discharge planning, utilization management, performance improvement and managed care reimbursement preferred• Knowledge of the Michigan Mental Health Code preferred

University of Michigan Health - Sparrow is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Job Family

Clinical Professional/Technical/Allied Health

Requirements:

Shift Days Degree Type / Education Level Master's Status Per Diem Facility Sparrow Hospital Experience Level 4-9 Years