BSW/MSW Social Work Case Manager – no nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call! Grand Rapids
General Information:
Location:
2100 Raybrook Street, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Job Category:
Social Services
Enjoy a health work/life balance – you’ve earned it!
Reliance Community Care Partners has a unique opportunity for a Social Worker to use his/her gifts and experience to the fullest while not getting in the way of a healthy balance of work and life! This position offers a Monday – Friday, daytime schedule with flexibility, working from home locally in the Kent County area as well as daily visits out in the greater Grand Rapids community and the opportunity to work as an essential part of an interdisciplinary health care team.
Why Join Reliance Community Care Partners?
Reliance Community Care Partners is a non-profit health care and case management organization that specializes in coordinating community health care services for older adults and those with disabilities. We work collaboratively with health care providers, government agencies, insurance providers, legal representatives, and family members to make sure those we serve receive the attention and care they need to live healthy, meaningful, and productive lives.
What Will You Do?
In this community-based program, the Social Work Case Manager provides case management services out of his/her local home office for the MI Choice Waiver Program.
Responsibilities
- Both in-home and phone assessments to formulate plan of care
- Coordinate care with other team members to develop, initiate, facilitate, and monitor the plan of care
- Mobilize and coordinate family and/or friends to assist with services needs
- Arrange and participate in person-centered conferences as needed
- Evaluate and coordinate safety risk assessments in the participant’s intended residence
- Advocate on behalf of participant in care related matters for procurement of services and entitled benefits
- Identify individuals who could benefit from disease management, screens, and offers MI Choice Wavier program
- Provide education and empowers the participant in implementation of the person-centered care plan
Skills to be Successful
- Flexibility, resiliency, and adaptability
- Self-directed and autonomous
- Ability to prioritize
Education and Experience
- BSW or MSW (preferred) licensure in the State of Michgan
- At least 2 years of clinical Social Work experience
- Older adult care or experience working with disabled population preferred
- Knowledge of community-based resources and strong networking skills
- Certified Case Manager (CCM) preferred
- Hospice and/or certified home care experience is highly valued
If you are interested and passionate about serving the needs of adults in our community please click on the link below, then click on the “Careers” tab at the top of the page and then click on the blue “Apply Now” box. To find this job just type in this job title in the search box.
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Social Work Transition Navigator, Grand Rapids
General Information:
Location:
2100 Raybrook Street, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Job Category:
Social Services
Description:
Reliance Community Care Partners has a unique opportunity for a Social Worker to take their career to the next level. The Transition Navigator offers flexibility, work from your home locally as well as make client visits out in the east side of our territory (Grand Rapids to Lansing) and the opportunity to work as an essential part of an interdisciplinary health care team.
Why Join Reliance Community Care Partners?
Reliance Community Care Partners is a non-profit health care and case management organization that specializes in coordinating community health care services for older adults and those with disabilities. We work collaboratively with health care providers, government agencies, insurance providers, legal representatives, and family members to make sure those we serve receive the attention and care they need to live healthy, meaningful, and productive lives.
What Will You Do?
In this community-based program, the Social Work Transition Navigator assesses and assures the delivery of supports and services necessary to meet the needs of individual’s goals for living in the community after an institutionalization.
Responsibilities
- Perform phone assessments to formulate plan of care to facility the transition to the community
- Coordinate care with other team members to develop, initiate, facilitate, and monitor the plan of care
- Mobilize and coordinate family and/or friends to assist with services needs
- Arrange and participate in person-centered conferences as needed
- Evaluate and coordinate safety risk assessments in the participant’s intended residence
- Advocate on behalf of participant in care related matters for procurement of services and entitled benefits
- Identify individuals who could benefit from disease management, screens, and offers MI Choice Waiver program
- Provide education and empowers the participant in implementation of the person-centered care plan
Skills to be Successful
- Flexibility, resiliency, and adaptability
- Self-directed and autonomous
- Ability to prioritize
- Organized
- Comfortable with navigating various technologies and computer applications
- Team player mentality
Education and Experience
- BSW or MSW licensure in the State of Michigan (Master’s preferred) and at least 2 years of social work experience
OR
- Bachelor’s degree in a health or human services field and at least 3 years of health or social service experience
- Older adult care or experience working with disabled population preferred
- Knowledge or community-based resources and strong networking skills
- Certified Case Manager (CCM) is preferred
If you are interested and passionate about serving the needs of adults in our community please click on the link below, then click on the “Careers” tab at the top of the page and then click on the blue “Apply Now” box. To find this job just type in this job title in the search box.
