Medical Social Worker Bronson Family Medicine - Shaffer St., Kalamazoo

Position: Medical Social Worker - Full Time - Bronson Family Medicine - Shaffer St., Kalamazoo
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** Location
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** Title
* * Medical Social Worker - Full Time - Bronson Family Medicine - Shaffer St., Kalamazoo Responsible for the delivery of behavioral health care management services in the ambulatory primary care practice setting to a variety of patient populations across the lifespan. Coordinates care to ensure patient/family have access to community services. Administers behavioral health screenings and conducts and arranges for more detailed assessments when indicated.

Integrates evidence-based guidelines in the development of individualized patient centered care plans with the patient/family. Monitors/evaluates progress with the goal of optimizing the patient’s health status. Delivers brief interventions to support necessary lifestyle and behavioral changes. Responds to crisis situations in the ambulatory setting. Identifies high-risk psychosocial needs of patients/families. Collaborates with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary care team to ensure understanding of the impact the disease or illness has on the patient's mental and emotional health.

Offers a range of brief, solution-focused prevention, treatment, and recovery services for patients with mild to moderate risk factors. Collaborates and works effectively as part of the interdisciplinary health care team to ensure delivery of quality, efficient, and cost-effective team-based health care services. Provides culturally competent clinical services which are relevant to patients/families. Emphasis of duties may vary depending upon the area of assignment.

Masters of Social Work degree with one-year recent medical or mental health experience preferred.

Licensed Masters of Social Work (LMSW) Preferred.

Limited License Master of Social Work (LLMSW) Considered.
* Ability to use word processing, spreadsheets, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job.
* Demonstrates customer focused interpersonal skills to interact in an effective manner with practitioners, the interdisciplinary health care team, community agencies, patients, and families with diverse opinions, values, and religious and cultural ideals.
* Demonstrates ability to work autonomously and be directly accountable for practice.
* Demonstrates leader qualities including time management, verbal and written communication skills, listening skills, problem solving, critical thinking, analysis skills and decision-making, priority setting, work delegation, and work organization.
* Demonstrates ability to develop positive, ongoing relationships and set appropriate boundaries with others.
* Ability to affect change, work as a productive and effective team member, and adapt to changing needs/priorities.
* Ability to manage complex clinical issues utilizing assessment skills and protocols.
* Assume responsibility for professional development.
* Attend assigned training and meetings.
* Develop and support a positive work climate and the overall team effort of the department.
* Participates in the development and revisions of departmental processes and standard work.
* Flexibility to adapt to the needs of the department.
* Function autonomously on behalf of the providers under the Bronson system and in collaboration with the providers for all identified responsibilities.
* Identify appropriate patients to work with.
* Assess patient needs, coordinates services, and referrals.
* Assess the nature of the crisis and the immediate social/emotional needs and strengths of the patient and family in order to provide appropriate intervention.
* Perform appropriate screenings based on patient population and need.
* Identify problems surrounding the crisis situation and may act as patient advocate to improve such…