Maternal Infant Health Program Social Worker

**Applications are accepted until there are sufficient numbers of qualified applications or qualified candidate has been identified.  The position could possibly close at any time.***

The MIHP Social Worker is responsible for providing assessment, intervention, and case management services to pregnant and postpartum women and to mothers of infants according to MIHP Protocol. Such services may be provided at the client’s homes, clinical site, or other locations as may be deemed appropriate to client circumstances.

The MIHP Social Worker provides professional case management services including home- based services to pregnant women and to mothers of infants according to the MIHP Protocol. Communicates information to improve knowledge of maternal and infant health. Fosters the motivation, skills, and self-efficacy necessary for beneficiaries to take-action to improve individual risk factors and risk behaviors and to navigate the health care system. Provides psychosocial support, problem-solving assistance, and facilitation of referrals for beneficiaries.

1. Participates as a member of the MIHP team and collaborates with other team members.
2. Conducts MIHP home visits as well as audio and audio/visual visits.
3. Functions as a case manager for designated clients, which includes the coordination between various agencies, medical providers, and the client. Provides comprehensive case management.
4. Develops care plans based on input from the client and monitors implementation, and provides follow-up.
5. Refers clients to appropriate community services and resources for assistance.
6. Promote the health of individuals, families, and the community through preventive measures.
7. Identify individuals requiring physical and/or mental health services through clinical observation and evaluation and/or other assessment methods, and provide case management services and referrals to appropriate agencies, programs and practitioners.
8. Provide professional social work services to individuals and families in clinical, community and home settings.
9. Perform screenings, assessments, intakes, and risk identifiers for client populations.
10. Ensures that client records are kept secure and confidential and maintained consistent with Health Department policies and procedures and HIPAA standards.  Educates clients and families on their rights as related to privacy of medical information.
11. Assists the supervisor in assigning and reviewing work and assisting and instructing other team members.
12. Maintains a network of community resources to meet needs of low-income families.
13. Works with diverse cultures including non-English speaking clients to overcome barriers to obtaining health care and social/economic services.
14. Reports cases of suspected abuse or neglect of children and adults to the proper authorities in accordance with departmental policy and state law.
15. Represents the Maternal Child Health Division by serving on Health Department and community agency committees and other groups providing information about maternal child health services and participating in the assessment of community needs to establish or revise public health programs, policies, and procedures.

Other Functions:

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• During a public health emergency, the employee may be required to perform duties similar to but not limited to those in his/her job description.

(An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the above tasks. These examples do not include all of the tasks which the employees may be expected to perform.)

Education: Possession of, at minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work.

Experience:  No experience required.

Other Requirements: Licensed Social Worker with the State of Michigan

Demonstrates effective communication skills by engaging, interacting and working with individuals from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, disability status’, ages, LGBTQIA status’ and genders to ensure clarity and understanding in all interactions. 

(The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, but as general guidelines that should be considered along with other job-related selection or promotional criteria.)

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to travel throughout the County.
• Ability to climb stairs to access clients in their homes.
• Ability to access office files.
• Lifts and transports materials and equipment.

(This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description. These include, but are not limited to, the requirements listed above. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements.)

Working Conditions:

• Works in office conditions, in client’s homes and in the community.
• Travels throughout the County to attend meetings.
• May be eligible to work from an alternate work site. 

ICEA Pro 7
2024

Salary : $62,645