Job Description

**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** Day Shift **Description:** **Trinity Health PACE** ministers exclusively to the elderly through a coordinated PACE care model which provides preventive, primary, acute and long-term care services designed to assist older individuals to live as independently as possible while continuing to live within their community. Many PACE participants get most of their care from staff employed by the PACE organization in the PACE center. The primary purpose of the Social Worker position is to plan, organize, and implement social services to PACE Organization (PO) participants and families. Responsible for but not limited to assessment, treatment, teaching and counseling participants, caregiver or other appropriate representatives. Social Worker interventions may include individual participant contacts, appropriate collateral contact, participant and family education, assessment and counseling, provision of resources, addressing mental health needed, ongoing case management, advocacy to ensure participant and caregiver needs are met and addressed and disenrollment procedures. **Minimum Qualifications:** + Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of social work as normally obtained through a Master's degree in Social Work. + Two (2) years of experience, including one (1) year working with the frail or elderly population. + Current license in social work within the state of PACE Organization preferred. + Experience working on a multidisciplinary team in a hospital, nursing home or community-based setting is preferred. + Experience and thorough knowledge of social service principles and practices. + Knowledge of financing mechanisms such as Medicare, Medicaid and other payment systems. + Valid driver's license and ability to provide a reliable means of transportation required. + Position may require 10% travel within the Centers geographic region. + Position requires ability to engage in frequent kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, sitting, walking, bending and lifting. Must be able to push, pull, move and or lift a minimum of 20 pounds if applicable. **Position Highlights and Benefits:** + Comprehensive benefit packages available, including 1st Day medical coverage, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B and educational assistance. + Access to wages earned daily through Daily Pay. + Ability to earn incentives through our Employee Referral program. + Warm and supportive environment with a truly patient-centered focus. + Comprehensive Orientation and professional development opportunities **Our Commitment** Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran

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Daily paid, Full time, Local area, Shift work, Day shift,

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