This is a full-time (40 hours/week) temporary position on the Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Unit located within University Hospital with hours of Sunday-Thursday 8:00am-4:30pm. This social worker position works on an interdisciplinary team providing psychosocial assessments, individual and family interventions, care coordination, and discharge planning to a broad range of patients struggling with mental health issues.  

Why Join the Department of Social Work Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Team? 

• Play a vital role in offering services to patients and families facing psychiatric crises
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and facilitate discharge planning with patients and families
• Provide psychoeducation and brief interventions to patients and families 
• Coordinate with community providers and patient support systems
• Work closely and collaboratively on an interdisciplinary team
• Gain access to multiple social work and interdisciplinary educational opportunities

As a member of this team, you will play a vital role in providing comprehensive care to adults struggling with a wide range of mental health issues.  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:

• Meeting with all patients and families to develop psychosocial assessments and care plans
• Providing psychoeducation and support to patients and their families 
• Providing therapeutic interventions drawing on evidence-based psychotherapies, psychoeducation, safety planning with patients 
• Developing and implementing comprehensive discharge plans
• Coordinating care with community providers and other programs
• Participating in team meetings and other care coordination meetings to provide relevant psycho-social information to team members
• Mentoring and teaching social work students and other trainees.
• Facilitation of therapeutic groups
  

• 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.

• Previous experience working in a psychiatric hospital or day program, community mental health center, or psychiatric emergency room
• Comfort working with patients with a broad range of psychiatric and substance use disorders 
• Knowledge of community resources and ability to make referrals and negotiate with agencies
• 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.
• Experience with evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions (e.g., CBT, PST, ACT, DBT) and familiarity with brief, structured interventions (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation) along with a basic knowledge of psychopharmacology.
• Experience with electronic medical records and the ability to provide documentation in a timely, efficient, manner

This is full time, 40 hour/week position. The schedule will be Sunday-Thursday, 8am-4:30pm 

This position will work out of 

• University Hospital, 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.