Social Worker - Fort Washington, United States - Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital
Description
Responsibilities:
_ Part Time Days Social Worker Opportunity_
Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital has been providing psychiatric services to the Philadelphia area for more than 40 years. Located in Fort Washington, PA, our 146-bed facility provides a peaceful setting for those seeking treatment for mental illness.
Brooke Glen offers unique and individualized programming for adolescents and adults that sets us apart from many other treatment facilities, and our tenured leadership team includes a seasoned nursing department.
The
Social Worker** performs social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting their biopsychosocial assessment needs while enabling them to achieve their optimal level of emotional health.
Crisis intervention, short-term family therapy, group therapy, the facilitation of interagency meetings, treatment planning, & discharge planning and the provision of referral information is also provided by Social Workers.
About Universal Health Services
Qualifications:
Masters Degree from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field.
Experience:
Requires a minimum of two (2) years in a psychiatric health care facility or equivalent, with direct experience in individual, family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; must have strong clinical assessment skills.
Additional Requirements:
Must possess good verbal and written communication skills.
Successful completion of CPR/AED training and successful completion of Crisis Prevention (CPI) training including de-escalation and appropriate use of seclusion and restraint required prior to assisting in the procedures including restraint and seclusion policies within thirty )30) days of employment, and prior to assisting in restraining procedures.
May be required necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his or her assigned program.
The individual must demonstrate knowledge f the principles of growth and development over the lifespan and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needEEO Statement
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