Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Pediatrics (In-Person)
About The Position
This is a full-time, in-person position requiring an active Pennsylvania Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure. The role focuses on pediatrics, with previous pediatric experience strongly preferred. The position involves assessing patient needs, developing treatment plans, and providing individual, family, couple, and group psychotherapy. The social worker will participate in program planning with the psychiatry team and other members, evaluate biopsychosocial needs, and provide case management. Collaboration with outpatient and inpatient teams for triage, evaluation, and crisis intervention is also a key responsibility. The work environment is typically clinical, and adherence to agency policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements is expected.
Requirements
- Active Pennsylvania Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure.
- Master's Degree-Social Work
- Assessment And Diagnosis
- Behavioral Therapy Management
- Healthcare Industry
- Health Care Policy And Ethics Compliance
- Patients Rights
- Psychotherapy
- Teamwork
Nice To Haves
- Previous pediatric experience
Responsibilities
- Assesses patient needs and abilities and develops treatment plans to facilitate improved patient functioning/symptom resolution.
- Provides individual, family, couple and group psychotherapy as deemed clinically appropriate.
- Participates with program planning with the psychiatry team and other applicable team members.
- Evaluates the ongoing biopsychosocial needs of patients, identifying needs and problems and determining a treatment plan.
- Provides psychotherapies and case management to assigned patients as well as input regarding the care of program patients.
- Engages as a primary therapist or co-therapist in group therapy to psychiatric patients and as the primary therapist in individual, family, and couple therapies.
- Obtains pertinent data in accordance with program and regulatory standards.
- Upholds agency policies and standards as well as ethical standards of appropriate discipline.
- Collaborates with outpatient and inpatient teams to provide triage evaluation and crisis intervention.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short-term disability coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contribution
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program
- Adoption assistance
- Fertility assistance
- Parental leave pay
- Military leave pay
- Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
