This is a temporary full time, M-F 8-4:30am position with the Addiction Consult Team (ACT). The approximate time frame for this position is January 1, 2025-May 1, 2025. The social worker will be part of an interdisciplinary team which sees patients across the Michigan Medicine emergency departments and inpatient medical floors. The team provides assessment, development of treatment plans, utilizing evidence-based treatments (including medications for opioid use disorder), and ensure a robust warm handoff to ongoing outpatient care/follow-up, either at Michigan Medicine or within our community. The team has a long-term goal of empowering and upskilling our care teams across Michigan Medicine to care for patients with substance use disorders just as they would care for patients with any other chronic disease.

Why Join the Department of Social Work Addiction Consult Team? 

• Play a vital role in offering services to individuals struggling with substance use disorders
• Work closely with an interdisciplinary team composed of an addiction medicine physician, peer support specialist, nurse case manager and pharmacist
• Coordinate with internal and external providers to facilitate ongoing substance use treatment
• Provide psychoeducation to patients, families, staff and learners on stigma and harm reduction related to substance use disorders
• Gain access to multiple social work and interdisciplinary educational opportunities
   

As a member of this team, you will play a vital role on the Addiction Consultation Team. This position affords the opportunity to work in an exciting, highly collaborative role in a world-class academic health system promoting excellence in care, management of complex clinical situations with strong team-based support, as well as addressing the needs of vulnerable patients and families. The Department supports high quality clinical care, patient and family-centered care, and opportunities for growth in quality improvement and education.

The Department of Social Work strives to foster an environment of respect, diversity and inclusion; a place where every person feels valued and can thrive. 

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.

You will be responsible for:

• Interact directly with patients and families, often as the first point of contact for the ACT team
  • Although the vast majority will be adults, this team will also occasionally support young adults/children when needed.
• Reviewing records, diagnostic assessment, symptom monitoring, care management and care coordination, and ongoing collaboration with the patient?s primary medical team and other relevant subspecialty services while drawing on social work experience and ongoing assessment of patient needs. 
• Provide discharge planning for patients with substance use disorders, including coordinating and facilitating post-acute transitions where needed:
  • Meet with patient/family to arrange discharge plans
  • Work with insurance plans
  • Coordinate both internally and externally with community substance use providers
• Serve as a subject matter expert for unit/ED social workers
• Provide education as needed to empower and upskill our care teams across Michigan Medicine to care for patients with substance use disorders
• Identify difficulties in transitions of care for substance use disorders and advocate for solutions within Michigan Medicine
• Participating in team meetings and other care coordination meetings on the ACT service. This will require preparation, and the ability to make case presentations accurately and concisely. 
• Opportunities for clinical assessment and brief psychotherapeutic interventions. 
  

• 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.
• Clinical experience and knowledge of substance use treatment including medications for addiction treatment
• Comfort with utilizing harm reduction models of care

• CAADC licensure or have completed a development plan for CAADC licensure
• Experience with presenting to various disciplines including social workers, nurses, physicians, students and other trainees
• Previous experience with medical and mental health social work.
• Skilled in developing rapport and effectively communicating with a diverse patient population.
• Efficient, accurate assessment of patient needs and effective case dispositions.
• Effective organizational skills, flexibility, self-motivation, the ability to effectively prioritize multiple competing tasks in a dynamic medical clinic.
• Independent, sound decision-making is necessary for success in this position. 
• Effective collaboration with a large multi-disciplinary team.
• Proficiency in keeping accurate and timely clinical records by computer.
• Experience with evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions (e.g., CBT, ACT, DBT) and familiarity with brief, structured interventions (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation) along with a basic knowledge of medications for addiction treatment.

This is a full time, 40 hour/week position. The typical schedule is Monday-Friday , 8am-4:30pm. 

This position will work out of 

• Michigan Medicine: 1500 E. Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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.

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.

Under Michigan law, a criminal history check including fingerprinting is required as a condition of transfer or employment for this position.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

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