• Social Worker - Behavioral Health

    Ascension Health (Kalamazoo, MI)


    Details

    + **Department:** Inpatient Behavioral Health

    + **Schedule:** Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., with rotating weekends and holiday

    + **Hospital:** Ascension Borgess

    + **Location:** Kalamazoo, MI

     

    Benefits

     

    Paid time off (PTO)

     

    Various health insurance options & wellness plans

     

    Retirement benefits including employer match plans

     

    Long-term & short-term disability

     

    Employee assistance programs (EAP)

     

    Parental leave & adoption assistance

     

    Tuition reimbursement

     

    Ways to give back to your community

     

    _Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer._

    Responsibilities

    Coordinate the overall interdisciplinary plan of care for patient, from admission to discharge.

     

    + Create plan for care across the continuum, integrating patient/family preferences and values.

    + Monitor patient care through assessments, evaluations and/or patient records.

    + Advocate for resources and removal of barriers.

    + Maintain ongoing dialog with supervisor and other health providers to ensure effective implementation of health plan.

    + Act as a resource for adequate medical record documentation, appropriateness of services as they relate to diagnoses, and treatment options for post-discharge care.

    Requirements

    Licensure / Certification / Registration:

    + One or more of the following required:

    + Clinical Counselor obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

    + Counselor credentialed from the Michigan Board of Counseling obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

    + Social Worker credentialed from the Michigan Board of Social Work obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.Any level accepted.

    + Case Manager credentialed from the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) preferred.

    Education:

    + Bachelor's degree required.

    + Master's degree preferred.

     

    Additional Preferences

     

    This role will work with inpatients, so full Social Worker license and master’s degree is a success factor.

     

    Why Join Our Team

     

    Ascension Michigan operates 16 hospitals and more than 300 related healthcare facilities that together employ nearly 23,000 compassionate associates. When you join our care teams, you join a team dedicated to providing spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of the communities we serve throughout Michigan.

     

    Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

     

    Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

     

    Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

     

    Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

     

    For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp\_10\_20.pdf) poster.

     

    As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

     

    Pay Non-Discrimination Notice (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

     

    Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

     

    This Ministry does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.