Why Join the Department of Social Work East Ann Arbor Turner Geriatrics Center team?
As a member of the Geriatric Social Work team, you will play a vital role in providing psychotherapy and some care management services within the East Ann Arbor Turner Geriatric Center Social Work team. As a Psychotherapy Social Worker, you will provide both individual and group psychotherapy sessions designed to support the unique needs of the older adult population. This includes addressing complex, age-related challenges such as coping with health changes, loss of loved ones, retirement, reduced mobility, chronic pain, and social isolation. Many of our clients experience heightened anxiety, depression, grief, and other mental health concerns as they navigate significant transitions in later life. You will play a central role in offering compassionate, evidence-based interventions to help them enhance their emotional well-being and maintain a sense of connection and purpose.
Additional responsibilities include conducting psychosocial assessments, facilitating care coordination, advocating for clients, and working closely with interdisciplinary team members to ensure holistic, patient-centered care. This opportunity is ideal for a clinician passionate about geriatric mental health and seeking to make a lasting impact through both therapeutic and practical support.
This 0.5 FTE (20 hours) Care Connect Geriatric Social Work (MSW/MSW SR) position will be responsible for providing psychotherapy and care management services to older adult patients at East Ann Arbor Turner Geriatric Center. Patients and their caregivers face complex health issues and ongoing psychosocial challenges, including barriers to care and a high prevalence of mental health needs. This social worker will deliver psychotherapy, support care coordination, and address these unique needs to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and families.
Why Join the Department of Social Work?
You will be part of an interdisciplinary team of social workers and other medical professionals providing bio-psychosocial assessments, psychotherapy, and case management services to patients with medical and/or psychiatric diagnoses. You will play a vital role in providing clinical social work services to patients and families in an Ambulatory Care setting.
The Department of Social Work strives to foster an environment of respect and belonging; a place where every person feels valued and can thrive. We are seeking a diverse candidate pool who is passionate about providing optimal psychosocial care to this patient population.
What Perks and Benefits Can You Look Forward to?
- 2:1 match on retirement savings
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one of employment
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
- Financial support for continuing education and certifications
You will be responsible for:
- Evidence-based Psychotherapy
- Group psychotherapy
- Bio-psychosocial assessments
- Patient advocacy
- Psychoeducation
- Adjustment to illness counseling
- Grief/loss counseling
- Crisis intervention
- Safety planning
- Referrals to community resources
- Case management services
- A Master's degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education.
- A current license to practice social work in the State of Michigan.
- Ability to participate with Medicare.
- Previous experience with individual and group psychotherapy with older adult population.
- Previous experience with medical and mental health social work.
- Skilled in utilizing mental health and cognitive assessment screening tools such as MoCA, C-SSRS, PHQ-9, GAD-7
- Skilled in utilizing therapeutic modalities including CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, and Mindfulness-based interventions
- Experience with evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions and familiarity with structured interventions (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation) along with a basic knowledge of psychopharmacology
- Previous experience with issues of chronic illness, social isolation, adjustment to illness and disability, employment issues/retirement, locating community resources
- Proficiency in adjustment counseling, loss, end of life, and bereavement issues
- Skilled in developing rapport and effectively communicating with a diverse patient population
- Efficient, accurate assessment of patient needs and effective care planning
- Effective organizational skills, flexibility, self-motivation, the ability to effectively prioritize multiple competing tasks in a dynamic medical setting
- Independent, sound decision-making is necessary for success in this position
- Effective collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams
- Proficiency in keeping accurate and timely clinical records by computer
This is a part-time, 20 hours/week position. The typical schedule may include Tue and Fri, 8:00 am- 4:30 pm or 8:30 am- 5:00 pm, plus one additional day per week (TBD).
This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate. Advancement through the career ladder at the Expert or Clinical Scholar Level is required for placement in the MSW Senior Classification
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