About the Department

Social Worker role that is deeply rooted in helping people and their families navigate the complex emotions and decisions around chronic illness and living well in their last phase of life.  This role will support patients at Blodgett Hospital and continue to support them after discharge.

Building trust and connection with patients and families to understand their fears, values, and hopes for the future.  This will create a foundation for meaningful conversations about their care.

Facilitating open dialogue to guide patients in discussions on their prognosis, chronicity, and potential outcomes with their medical care.  Encouraging transparency in conversations between patients, families, and the care team so the patient is in control of their care and journey.

Exploring what living well means to each person at this stage in their life.  This could involve exploring their desires for quality of life, physical comfort, emotional wellbeing, spiritual, and autonomy in decision making.

Support for families, loved ones and caregivers who may struggle with understanding the patient's chronicity of illness and accepting patient's wishes.

Each patient will have a unique perspective on what living well means during their journey, and this role is crucial in helping them find clarity and peace in that process.

About Blodgett Hospital

Set within a quiet, beautifully maintained property of mature trees and healing gardens. We have a history of providing high quality, compassionate and personalized medical care. Since 1846, Blodgett Hospital has earned a reputation for excellence as a community and teaching hospital. We provide patient-focused inpatient care in 248 private patient rooms and outpatient services for medical, surgical and specialty care, achieving high rates of patient satisfaction.

Work of scope

The Serious Illness Care Navigator (SICN) will assess the patient's individual needs and develop a plan of care to meet those needs. This role includes providing education and support to patients, families, staff and caregivers. Demonstrates expertise, current knowledge in care management of a caseload of patients with high complexity and seeks to improve patient, family and health systems /community outcomes through the application of education concepts/skills and planning for medical crisis and end
of life in a management care environment. SICNs will have visits with patients and families while hospitalized, in post-acute (skilled nursing facilities) and completed home visits to manage patient goals and needs for their health care.

• Knowledge and ability to ask appropriate clinical questions, and illicit patient information to determine appropriate action(s).
• Improve patient experience by connecting patient and family with appropriate resources, services, and community resources
  that align with what matters most to them.
• Priorities include improving patient and families understanding of health status and eliciting what matters most in the context of their heath.
• Access to multiple network clinical information systems to gather and verify patient demographic and clinical information.
• Collaborate with all care providers to assist in the provision of quality, cost effective patient care.
• Provide individualized support, education and information, helping to make care seamless, continuous and comprehensive.
• Serve as a liaison between the patient and their family and the various hospitals, physicians offices, community programs and post-acute facilities with whom they interact.
• Responsible for patients within the inpatient, outpatient, and post acute (skilled nursing facilities).

How we will care for you, while you care for our patients

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

Qualifications

• Required Master's Degree in Social Work
• 3 years of relevant experience supporting individuals with complex medical conditions and social determinates of health Required
• Licensed Master Social Work-  State of Michigan Upon Hire required. Will consider LLMSW.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required

Primary Location

SITE - Blodgett Hospital - 1840 Wealthy St SE- Grand Rapids

Department Name

Advance Care Planning - GR

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Days Worked

Monday - Friday

Weekend Frequency

N/A

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