Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

A member of the transplant multidisciplinary team. Conducts psychosocial diagnosis of transplant recipients, families, and social systems pre- and post-transplant. Develops treatment goals and empowers patients to remove barriers to ensure a successful transplantation experience. Provides brief, solution-focused counseling as needed, and facilitates a plan of care to ensure the patient’s psychosocial needs are addressed. Acts as a patient advocate. Provides referral to appropriate community resources to ensure continuity of care.

Transplant Social Worker

Great opportunity for a Fully licensed LMSW (Social Worker) to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Be Remarkable!

Highlights:

• Great work life balance with schedule flexibility

• No weekend’s, holidays, or on-call rotation

• Comprehensive benefit packages available including medical, dental, vision, paid time off and 403B

• Competitive compensation, within a culture of excellence

What a Transplant Social Worker will do:

• Psychosocial assessment and psychosocial diagnosis- of living donors, transplant recipients pre- and post-transplant candidates

• Psychosocial interventions, treatment planning, implementation, and coordination

• Psychotherapy and/or counseling on issues related to:

• Adjustment to disability and chronic illness

• Adjustment to life-threatening or terminal illness

• Adjustment to machine dependency

• Adherence to one’s medical treatment plan

• Preparation for the waiting period

• Donors

• Financial challenges

• Rehabilitation, including physical, emotional, and social issues

• Crisis intervention

• Case planning, case management, resource management, care planning

• Patient advocacy, resource brokering, and information and referral services

• Continuity of care planning, including reassessment and evaluation

• Admission diversion planning

• Patient and family health education to maximize patient wellness and graft survival

• Interdisciplinary collaboration and consultation

• Documentation, report writing, and record keeping

• Discharge planning and coordination

• Program development and resource development

• Clinical research

What Transplant Social Worker will need:

• Master’s degree in social work or related field.

• Licensed by the Michigan Board of Social Work as a Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LMSW), designated in clinical practice.

• Preferred: 2 year’s prior Transplant or dialysis experience, and CCTSW certification

• Computer competency in navigating Microsoft Office and other applications

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran