Social Worker
Overview:
WMU Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine is looking for an experienced Social Worker to join the Pediatric and Adolescent medicine team. The social worker will provide coordination of care services for our pediatric psychology patients and general pediatric patients as well as additional HRSA grant related activities.The social worker will also help provide medical resident education in the mental and behavioral health rotation and curriculum. The social worker will serve as a member of the Pediatric Psychology team. This position is funded by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for primary care training and enhancement - residency training in mental and behavioral health.
This 32 hour per week position is funded by a grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration for Primary Care Training and Enhancement - Residency Training in Mental and Behavioral Health.
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for providing social work services and medical resident education within the Divison of Pediatric Psychology and general pediatric clinic.
- Responsible for the documentation of patient care per clinic standards.
- Maintain continuing educational credits as required for license.
- Acquires knowledge for new technology and policy/procedure revisions.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Master’s degree in Social Work, required.
- Two years Social Work experience, preferred.
- Knowledge of the Michigan Mental Health Code and the laws and regulations governing Pediatrics is necessary.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS:
- Master’s Social Worker (MSW) License
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge and proficiency in EMR.
- Knowledge and proficiency in word processing and file management using Microsoft Office and other software as required by the department.
- Knowledge and proficiency in grammar and spelling skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with others verbally and in writing.
- Ability to interpret, comprehends, and transmits complicated and detailed instructions accurately.
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize priorities in organization of workflow.
- Able to perform duties independently, with a minimal need for direct supervision.
About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed)
We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-entered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a just culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.Our vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.
The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems, Ascension Borgess and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition, and endowment income.WMed is the recipient of a $100 million foundational gift and the Empowering Futures Gift, a philanthropic commitment of $300 million to support the mission of the medical school. WMed contributes to the economic vitality of Southwest Michigan through the services we provide as well as the creation of 1,600 new jobs and an annual estimated economic impact of $353 million in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.
WMed is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The medical school offers a comprehensive, innovative four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program and a Master of Science degree program in Biomedical Sciences.We train physicians in 10 residencies and five fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To support our educational mission, we have Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, which incorporates accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 providers offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas. Faculty in the Department of Pathology serve as the Office of the Medical Examiner for counties throughout Michigan and northern Indiana.
The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus located in downtown Kalamazoo serves as the primary educational facility with student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, faculty and administrative offices, a state-of-the-art Simulation Center accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, basic science research labs, as well as toxicology and forensic pathology labs.
WMed builds upon Kalamazoo’s century-long foundation of drug discovery and medical device development with a strategic investment in clinical, laboratory, community, and educational research. The Center for Immunobiology, Center for Clinical Research, Research Histology Lab, Innovation Center, and Human Research Protection Program contribute to the medical school’s advancement of knowledge through innovation and discovery.
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans, and actively strives to increase diversity within its community.We provide a drug- and tobacco-free workplace.
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