What are the responsibilities and job description for the Master Social Worker (LMSW OR LLMSW) position at Insight?
Insight Institute of Neuroscience & Neurosurgery (IINN) aims to advance, challenge, and revolutionize neurosciences and medicine through scientific research and advanced technology, driven by a passion to help others regardless of any obstacles and challenges that may lie ahead. Our integrated team of medical professionals does so through creative, innovative techniques and care principles developed because of our continuous pursuit to improve the field of medicine. Our institution has recently expanded its horizon to help the most vulnerable patients in the state. The Insight Psychiatric Hospital in Flint is a medical-psychiatric facility that aims to provide the highest quality care in both physical and mental health. Our singular focus is Patient Care Second to None!
Job Summary:
Job Summary:
We are seeking a fully licensed Master’s Social Worker to provide clinical and case management services for medical-psychiatric patients. The role requires strong skills in individual psychotherapy, experience in inpatient care, and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams. The social worker will conduct biopsychosocial assessment, group therapy sessions, lead individual patient-centered treatment team meetings with multi-departments involved in patient treatment, and facilitate patient discharge planning and follow-up after care. This is an in-person full-time role.
Those with limited license are encouraged to apply!
Benefits for our Full Time Team Members:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave
- 401K with Matching; offerings vested fully @ 3 months of employment paired with eligibility to contribute
- Short & Long Disability, and Life Term insurance, complementary of Full Time Employment
- Additional Supplementary coverages offered @ employee's elections: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, AD&D, etc.
- For LLMSW, offering to check-off your supervised hours.
Job Duties:
Patient Assessment and Treatment:
- Provide individual psychotherapy and case management for patients in the inpatient setting.
- Sympathetic and patient-centered care.
- Communicate with patient family, guardian, or other care team members involved in the patient's care.
- Coordinate care across settings and connect patients to community resources.
- Establish follow-up after care appointments, utilizing providers for referral requests as needed.
- Coordinate discharge planning.
Documentation and Communication:
- Completes all necessary paperwork thoroughly, accurately, and promptly, as specified by the Service’s operating procedure, also defined by insurers, HIPPA, MDHHS, NASW standards for clinical social work, MI Mental and Public Health Codes, and best practice.
- Completes required documentation for record keeping and reimbursement according to the Service’s operating procedures.
- Maintain documentation and adhere to hospital policies and evidence-based practice standards.
Teamwork
- Initiates and participates in team interdisciplinary communication.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with patients, families, co-workers, and other professionals.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and supportive therapy staff.
- Exercises independent judgment but utilizes appropriate consultation when indicated
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Qualifications:
- Ability to demonstrate authorization to work in the U.S. for any employer.
- Master’s degree from an approved school of social work (accredited by the Council of Social Work Education) is required.
- Active LCSW license preferred.
- One year of social work in a health care setting is required.
- Experience in inpatient behavioral health and substance use preferred.
- Strong individual psychotherapy skills.
- Proficiency with electronic health records and basic computer tasks
- Comfortable collaborating in multidisciplinary teams
- Communicates effectively and accurately, verbally and in writing.
Insight is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values workplace diversity!