Social Worker MSW PRN - Springdale, United States - Community Health System

Description

Social Worker MSW Position at Northwest Health

The responsibilities for this role include:

• Completing psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and initial discharge plans for patients.
• Referring patients, clients, or their family members to community resources to meet individual needs.
• Providing advocacy and crisis counseling for patients and their families.
• Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
• Conducting age and developmentally appropriate group counseling sessions.
• Having familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field.

Requirements for the position:

• Minimum of a Masters degree in social work.
• 0-2 years of experience in the field or a related area.
• Availability for evening and weekend shifts.

Experience in the Inpatient Behavioral Health Service at Northwest Health involves working with adult patients in acute psychiatric crises. Patients may present a danger to themselves or others due to mental illness. The typical patient population includes individuals requiring medication, therapy, and observation for mood, thought, and co-occurring conditions.

This role is primarily based in the psychiatric acute inpatient space of the hospital, focusing on assisting patients in immediate mental health crises for acute stabilization and treatment.

Overall, Northwest Health offers inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic imaging, medical, surgical, and emergency services to several communities in northwestern Arkansas. The facility caters to Bentonville, Springdale, Fayetteville, Johnson, and Siloam Springs. Northwest Health is committed to providing quality healthcare services for the community.