Tact Staff is seeking a Social Work Social Worker for a travel job in Bay City, Michigan.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Social Worker
Discipline: Social Work
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours
Employment Type: Travel

Works within general direction of the Hospice Manager or Designee in accordance with agency policies; prepares psychosocial evaluations; provides medical social casework to patients and families having difficulty in social functioning, primarily as it effects their health; refers and aids in the referral process to social agencies; and generally services as a medical social worker in the agency’s total program..Essential Functions and Responsibilities:1. Evaluate the psychosocial situation of the patient and family to augment existing service, or as a guide in determining or changing level of care, taking into consideration: family relationships; the meaning of illness to the patient and his/her family; cultural attitudes in relation to illness; the meaning of the home to the patient; the ability of the patient and his/her family to adjust to the patient at home; and the financial impact of illness upon the family.2. Provide social casework as an entity where appropriate to individuals and families receiving nursing or other service from the agency to: help patient and family understand, accept and follow medical recommendations and provide services planned to restore the patient to optimum social and health adjustment within his/her capacity; and assist patients and families with personal and environmental difficulties that predispose toward illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefit from the home health team.3. Record, date and sign into the patient’s record: psychosocial evaluation; social work treatment plan; summary of significant aspects of each home visit or telephone discussion, including dates of next visits; social service summaries for physicians or other agencies; and documentation of all professional communication with patient, family members and other members of the interdisciplinary team.4. Respond to appropriate referrals for evaluation or casework by agency staff or by professionals from outside the agency in accordance with the plan of treatment authorized or established by a licensed physician and referral to the Medical Social Worker of the agency.5. Develop a social work treatment plan based upon the evaluation.6. Sign and oversee work of Social Work students, interns, BSWs as approved.

Submission Requirements

Required:• Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social work.• Current license to practice as a Master’s of Social Worker in the State of Michigan• Two years social work experience or one year social work experience if in a health care setting.• Valid driver’s license and proof of car insurance.• Home care experience Health
system-wide profile standards

References NOT required.
A skills checklist completed within one year of
application for RN specialties is required. All other professions
outside of Nursing are not required but preferred.
Michigan license verification is required for nurses.
Please provide LARA and Nursys; if there is a license hit, it would be in
the traveler’s best interest to provide a write-up of what happened for
the manager's review.
Physical copies of certifications are only required in
the profile if listed above.
Full-time employees of McLaren are not eligible for
contract hire within six months of employment.

State License Requirements

Michigan

About the Facility

McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. The McLaren system includes 14 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.Further
McLaren Specifics:
Nonbillable
Hours: 12 hours of initial hours on bill rates over $40/hr
OT/Holiday/Call
back Markups: 1.1x Regular rates
Extension
Discount: $1/hr on the initial extension.
McLaren's
local traveler policy is to reduce the travel rate by 10%. Anyone
with a permanent address within a 35 mile radius of facility is considered
a local traveler.
Dress code: Casual Business EMR: Home Care Home BseMileage: .34 a mileYou haven't submitted any candidates for this job.

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #463074. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Therapist - Social Worker

About Tact Staff

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

Be Adventurous, Make a Difference , Travel with Tact.

Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...

Make a Difference - Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.

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