Optum Hiring For Home Health Social Worker – LMSW – Traverse City, MI at Traverse City, MI  Full Time

*** $2,500.00 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE TO EXTERNAL HIRES! ***

Careers at Landmark, part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses. At Landmark, we work to deliver high quality, comprehensive care to chronically ill patients wherever they reside and whenever they need it. We focus on doing what’s right for the people we serve, even when it’s not easy. This is your opportunity to be part of a compassionate team that is setting out to change health care for complex, chronic patients. We’re looking for driven people like you because changing the status quo takes dedication. Here, we’ll invest in your personal and professional growth while giving you a unique opportunity to make a difference. Helping people feel their best is a rewarding part of doing your life’s best work.(sm)

Do you want to make a difference in healthcare?

Landmark Health, part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, was created to transform how healthcare is delivered to the most medically vulnerable members in our community.  Our medical group provides home-based medical care to chronically ill patients, many of whom are ill-equipped to navigate our overwhelming healthcare system.  

At Landmark, our interdisciplinary teams collaboratively manage our complex patient panels. These teams are led by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants, with supporting care provided by RN Nurse Care Managers, Social Workers, Pharmacists, Behavioral Health, and other employed team members.

OBJECTIVE
The primary role of the Social Worker (SW) is to assess the psychosocial needs of members and provide solution-focused care coordination to address issues that limit their ability to address their health care needs through a combination of in home, telephonic and virtual visits. The social worker is an active member of the Interdisciplinary care team (IDT).

You will plan and manage your daily schedule to provide high quality care that is patient-centered and timely. This Monday-Friday role will be based from the field and your home office; no on-call, evenings, or weekends.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Facilitating serious illness and advance care planning discussions with the patient and family
• Assessing the patient’s and family’s strengths and needs and developing a collaborative care plan
• Connecting patient and / or patient’s family / caregiver to appropriate community resources and supports
• Providing a combination of brief therapeutic interventions and solution focused care management 
• Utilizing motivational interviewing and other psychotherapeutic techniques to elicit behavior change
• Navigating community resources and developing community partnerships to improve access to care and ease of systems navigation

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree (MSW) in Social Work
• Meet all state certification and licensing requirements to practice as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan.
• 2+ years of social work experience (internship not included)
• 2+ years of social work experience in a healthcare setting
• Access to reliable transportation required; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in delivering homecare or field case management
• Palliative and/or hospice care experience
• Excellent communication skills and knowledge of accessing community resources