Job Description

This is a 1.0 FTE with the Addiction Consult Team (ACT). The peer will be part of an interdisciplinary team which sees patients across the Michigan Medicine emergency departments and inpatient medical floors. The team provides assessment, development of treatment plans, utilizing evidence-based treatments (including medications for opioid use disorder), and ensure a robust warm handoff to ongoing outpatient care/follow-up, either at Michigan Medicine or within our community. The team has a long-term goal of empowering and upskilling our care teams across Michigan Medicine to care for patients with substance use disorders just as they would care for patients with any other chronic disease.

Why Join the Department of Social Work Addiction Consult Team?

• Play a vital role in offering services to individuals struggling with substance use disorders
• Work closely with an interdisciplinary team composed of an addiction medicine physician, social worker, nurse case manager and pharmacist
• Coordinate with internal and external providers to facilitate ongoing substance use treatment
• Provide psychoeducation to patients, families, staff and learners on stigma and harm reduction related to substance use disorders
• Gain access to interdisciplinary educational opportunities

As a member of this team, you will play a vital role in the newly expanded Addiction Consult Team. This position affords the opportunity to work in an exciting, highly collaborative role in a world-class academic health system promoting excellence in care, management of complex clinical situations with strong team-based support, as well as addressing the needs of vulnerable patients and families. The Department supports high quality clinical care, patient and family-centered care, and opportunities for growth in quality improvement and education.

The Department of Social Work strives to foster an environment of respect, diversity, and inclusion; a place where every person feels valued and can thrive. 

What Perks and Benefits Can You Look Forward to?

• 2:1 match on retirement savings
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one of employment
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Financial support for continuing education and certifications

You will be responsible for:

• Engaging patients to obtain background information and assess readiness for treatment.
• Providing psychoeducation about substance use disorders.
• Providing discharge planning for patients with substance use disorders, including coordinating and facilitating post-acute transitions where needed
• Providing education as needed to empower and upskill our care teams across Michigan Medicine to care for patients with substance use disorders
• Identify difficulties in transitions of care for substance use disorders and advocate for solutions within Michigan Medicine
• Participating in team meetings and other care coordination meetings on the ACT service. 
• Involvement in community engagement through networking to build and sustain relationships.
• Supports patients through the ability to share parts of peer recovery journey/story.

• Direct lived experience in substance use disorder and successfully living in active recovery (i.e., either in abstinence or stable on FDA approved medication for substance use disorder).
• Two years of experience in the recovery coaching field including working as part of a diverse team and open to ongoing learning and feedback.
• Certification in the field of addiction and/or recovery coaching or working towards certification obtained within one year of hire/transfer date.
• Demonstrated skills/experience in motivational interviewing (MI) techniques, and completion (or working towards completion) of an MI training program.
• Comfort with utilizing harm reduction models of care

• Experience working with the recovery community in SE Michigan.
• Experience engaging with vulnerable populations.
• Experience with presenting to various disciplines including social workers, nurses, physicians, students, and other trainees
• Previous experience in a medical setting
• Skilled in developing rapport and effectively communicating with a diverse patient population.
• Effective organizational skills, flexibility, self-motivation, the ability to effectively prioritize multiple competing tasks in a dynamic medical clinic.
• Independent, sound decision-making is necessary for success in this position.
• Effective collaboration with a large multi-disciplinary team.
• Proficiency in keeping accurate and timely clinical records by computer.

This is a 1.0 FTE position; daytime hours (8am-4pm or 9am-5pm)

Under Michigan law, a criminal history check including fingerprinting is required as a condition of transfer or employment for this position.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

About University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

A great university is made so by its faculty and staff, and Michigan is recognized as one of the best universities to work for in the country. The Michigan culture is known for engaging faculty and staff in all facets of the university to create a workplace that is vibrant and stimulating.For two consecutive years, the Chronicle of Higher Education has placed U-M in its "Great Colleges to Work For" survey. In particular, the university earns high marks for strong relations between faculty and administrators, a collaborative system of governance, strong pay and benefits, and a healthy work/life balance.

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