Job Description

Job Summary

Why Join the Department of Social Work Adult Palliative Care team? 

The Michigan Medicine Palliative Care Service is a recognized leader for patients living with advanced illness. Clinical social work plays a vital role on the adult palliative consult service to provide specialized psychosocial support to patients and families, to facilitate communication, promote care planning, and expedite transitional care, to assure the appropriate level of care. This position will have the opportunity to support inpatient teams and outpatient clinics as part of a highly skilled and supportive Adult Palliative Care Social Work team. This position is a great opportunity to work with medically and psychosocially complex patients who are often approaching the end of life and their families within a complex care environment.

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, treatment, 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 a pediatric setting. 

What Perks and Benefits Can You Look Forward to?

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Responsibilities*

You will be responsible for:

Required Qualifications*

Desired Qualifications*

Work Schedule

This is a 40 hour/week position. The typical schedule will be Monday through Friday but does include some weekend days on a rotational basis with start and end times 8:00-4:30 or 8:30-5:00.  

Work Locations

University of Michigan Hospital, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Underfill Statement

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.

Union Affiliation

This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which represents bargaining unit members in all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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