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Job Summary

Utilizes clinical judgment and expertise to coordinate care management/behavioral health interventions. Develops strategies to ensure cost effective, quality care outcomes to patients with complex care needs. Identifies options for levels of care for individuals and populations of patients, focusing on strategies that will promote optimal health. Assesses, plans, monitors, and provides therapeutic interventions as appropriate. Collaborates with patient and family to facilitate understanding of diagnosis and to provide therapeutic interventions to support necessary lifestyle and behavior changes. Partner with patients, families, and other health care providers to ensure understanding the impact the disease or illness has on the patient's mental and emotional health. Respond to crisis situations and engage with patients and families to access the appropriate level of care across the continuum. Emphasis of duties may vary depending upon area of assignment.

Essential Functions

• Works in close collaboration and communication with physicians and other members of the health care team in order to minimize duplication of effort, promote teamwork, and ensure seamless coordination of services within and between teams and across campuses.

• Assists with patient evaluation and treatment to further their understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying a patient’s health problem(s). Actively participates in care conferences as appropriate.

• Mobilizes patient/significant others’ to utilize their own strength to make necessary lifestyle and behavior changes. Acts as a patient advocate to ensure their desires are recognized and followed to the greatest extent possible. Identifies and responds to any situations representing risk to the patient, their family, the organization and/or the community.

• Partners with community agencies to coordinate care across the continuum to offer options, tools, and resources to allow patients the opportunity to achieve his or her desired goals.

Qualifications

• Required Master's Degree Social Work

• LIC-Master Social Worker (MSW-Master) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Excludes VNA and Rural Health Clinics (RHC) Upon Hire required Or

• LIC-Master Soc Work LTD - STATE_MI State of Michigan Excludes VNA and Rural Health Clinics (RHC) Upon Hire required

• LIC-Driver's License - STATE_MI State of Michigan Home Care Business Lines Upon Hire required

• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Rural Health Clinics (RHC) only Upon Hire required Or

• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross Rural Health Clinics (RHC) only Upon Hire required

Physical Demands

• Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs

• Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs

• Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs

• Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs

• Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs

• Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs

• Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs

• Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 20 lbs

• Sitting: Occasionally

• Standing: Occasionally

• Walking: Occasionally

• Forward Bend - Standing: Seldom

• Forward Bend - Sitting: Seldom

• Trunk Rotation - Standing: Seldom

• Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Seldom

• Squat: Seldom

• Stair Climbing: Seldom

• Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom

• Reach - Above Shoulder: Seldom

• Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally

• Handling: Occasionally

• Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Seldom

• Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Seldom

• Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently

• Visual Acuity ¹ [None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom

Primary Location

SITE - Lakeland Hospital St Joseph - 1234 Napier Ave - St Joseph

Department Name

Care Management - CHS

Employment Type

Part time

Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

0.04

Hours of Work

16

Days Worked

Monday to Friday

Weekend Frequency

Variable weekends

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