Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Pediatrics (In-Person)
About The Position
This full-time, in-person position at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) involves providing clinical social work services with a pediatric focus. The role requires assessing patient needs, developing treatment plans, and providing individual, family, couple, and group psychotherapy. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker will participate in program planning, evaluate biopsychosocial needs, and engage as a primary or co-therapist. Responsibilities also include obtaining pertinent data, upholding agency policies and ethical standards, and collaborating with outpatient and inpatient teams for triage, evaluation, and crisis intervention. The work is typically performed in a clinical environment, and the employee is accountable for job-specific obligations and organizational policies.
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
- Pediatric focused, previous pediatric experience strongly preferred.
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, dental and vision
- Three medical plan choices
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
- Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contribution
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan
- Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program
- adoption and fertility assistance
- parental leave pay
- military leave pay
- a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
- 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
