
Social Worker MSW/MSW Sr.
Ann Arbor, MIFull-time$70–101K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The University of Michigan is hiring a full-time Social Worker for its Adult Inpatient Care Management Team at Michigan Medicine. The role provides care management social work services to patients and families, including assessments, crisis intervention, resource linkage, and support with hospital transitions and discharge planning. The position is on-site in Ann Arbor, with variable weekday hours and some holiday coverage.
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Social Worker MSW/MSW Sr.
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How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Mission Statement
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 Summary
This posting is for a full-time 1.00 MSW position on the Adult Inpatient Care Management Team
Responsibilities*
Care Management Social Work services include but are not limited to the following: biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, fetal or reproductive loss, end of life, grief and loss, assessment of coping, medical literacy, abuse assessment and referral to CPS, accessing resources to facilitate hospital transitions and/or discharges, adoption coordination, linkage to community agencies, mental health assessments, tangible resources, participation in team meetings and educational activities related to the needs of patients and their families
Required Qualifications*
SENIOR REQUIREMENTS:
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Master's Degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education is required.
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This classification requires registration, certification or licensure with the appropriate agency as identified on the Primary Source Verification Matrix.
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Current license to practice social work in the State of Michigan (LMSW or LLMSW).UNDERFILL REQUIREMENTS:
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Master's Degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education is required.
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Current license to practice social work in the State of Michigan (LMSW or LLMSW).
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This classification required Primary Source Verification.
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Some experience of professional social work. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSThis position requires infrequent standing/walking, as well as lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring of patients.
Desired Qualifications*
Significant medical social work experience, strong assessment skills, the ability to establish therapeutic relationships quickly, and to relate well to a diverse population. It is ideal that the candidate be able to manage a large caseload with multiple competing demands. The ability to work independently in a variety of stressful and demanding situations is ideal critical decision making, excellent assessments, brief interventions and multitasking are only several of the advanced skills required for success. Additionally, the ability to provide high-level interventions while also meeting basic tangible and concrete needs. The successful candidate should also be able to work with multidisciplinary teams and access community resources in order to facilitate transitions and discharge planning. Experience providing crisis intervention and grief counseling along with brief interventions to facilitate patient and family participation in appropriate health care decision making.
Clinical practice concentration and field placement practicum or recent work experience in a hospital setting is preferred.
Certification by the Academy of Certified Social Workers.
Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world?s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
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Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
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2:1 Match on retirement savings
Modes of Work
This position reports in-person/on-site at Ann Arbor Michigan Medicine main campus.
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about thework modes (https://hr.umich.edu/working-u-m/my-employment/ways-we-work-resource-center/ways-we-work-implementation-group/modes-work) .
Work Schedule
The work hours for this position are in-person 8:00 - 4:20 pm,variable weekdays. There is a small holiday coverage requirement as a part of this position.
Underfill Statement
This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
Union Affiliation
This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
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 any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Job Detail
Job Opening ID
284888
Working Title
Social Worker MSW/MSW Sr.
Job Title
Social Worker MSW
Work Location
Michigan Medicine - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Modes of Work
Onsite
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Regular
FLSA Status
Exempt
Organizational Group
Um Hospital
Department
MM UH CVC Care Mgt Social Wk
Posting Begin/End Date
10/29/2026 - 11/05/2026
Salary
$69,842.00 - $101,383.00
Career Interest
Patient Care Services
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How this job compares
Set against the 3,379 open Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$70–101K/yr
- Michigan median$65–90K/yr34 salary ranges
- US median$67–93K/yr1,005 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $86K, is 11% above the Michigan median midpoint ($77K) — in the middle half of Social Worker salary ranges in Michigan.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 157 open Social Worker jobs in Michigan and 3,379 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Corewell Health17 open
- Henry Ford Health System15 open
- State of Michigan14 open
- Experience
- Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,675 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 1,777 of the 3,379 open Social Worker jobs (53%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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