SOCIAL WORKER - PER DIEM
About The Position
Metropolitan Behavioral Hospital,144-bed behavioral health facility, provides a full continuum of inpatient services across the entire patient population, including specialty programs to serve adolescents, adults and older adults, and perform behavioral health assessments 24 hours a day. Additionally, programs for co-occurring behavioral health and substance use issues will be offered to meet the unique needs of this patient population. The facility provides a robust outpatient program utilizing a combination of group, family and individual therapy. The Social Worker performs social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting their bio-psychosocial needs while enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, complete specialized clinical social work services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term family therapy, and providing information and referrals as needed.
Requirements
- MSW only
- LMSW or will considered the experienced LLMSW
- Requires at least 1 to 3 years' experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills
- must have strong clinical assessment skills
- Combination of education, licensure and experience and/ or student internship hours may be considered
- This position is for weekend coverage and additonal days if available.
Responsibilities
- assisting patients in meeting their bio-psychosocial needs
- enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health
- providing basic consultation
- teaching
- complete specialized clinical social work services for patients/families receiving care
- crisis intervention
- short-term and long-term family therapy
- providing information and referrals as needed
Benefits
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Hospitals
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
