EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• Masters degree in Social Work from an accredited program required.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Ability to interview, assess, organize and problem solve.
• Ability to identify appropriate community resources on assigned caseload and to work collaboratively with patients, families, multidisciplinary team and community agencies to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Ability to analyze data. Familiar with PC.
• Exposure and/or experience in pre-acute and post-acute care, as well as community resources.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as to develop collaborative relationships with physicians, families, patients, interdisciplinary team and other community agencies.
• Ability to analyze, develop and manage change; to integrate Continuous Quality Improvement principles for service and organization work improvements.
• Ability to work with people of all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds; be flexible, open-minded and adaptable to change.
• Demonstrates the ability to connect patients and families with necessary services, both inside and outside the HFHS.
• Maintains a current working knowledge of services available in the local community, particularly services available to patients with limited or non-existent payment resources.
• Must demonstrate patience and tact when dealing with patients, families and other staff.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

• LLMSW required.
• Must obtain full licensure upon 12 months of completing 4,000 supervised hours in a full time status.
• A limited licensed MSW must practice under direct supervision of a LMSW.
• A LLMSW must sit for and pass The State Board after acquiring 4,000 hours of supervised social work experience.
• This previous supervised work experience may be acquired outside of the Henry Ford Health System.

• Organization: Henry Ford Medical Group
• Department: HFCI-Supportive Oncology Svcs
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable