Social worker prn

Responsibilities

• Inpatient Social Worker - Per Diem Dover Behavioral Health System is a 104-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Dover, Delaware area.
• Dover Behavioral Health System features individual units for adolescents and adults and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.
• On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Dover Behavioral Health System.
• This opportunity offers working at a hospital known for its outstanding patient satisfaction, including ranking 6th for highest patient satisfaction in 2020 compared to over 200+ psychiatric hospitals.
• We attribute this success to our talented and dedicated staff.
• We are the best at what we do!
• Dover Behavioral Health System is seeking a dynamic and talented Inpatient Social Worker - Per Diem for our inpatient psychiatric hospital.
• The incumbent will be responsible for providing quality case management and psychotherapeutic services to acute child, adolescent, and adult patients.
• Key Responsibilities include: In an inpatient hospital setting conducts psychosocial assessments to document patient history and identify issues for treatment by interviewing the patient and their family members.
• Deliver high quality clinical services to acute child, adolescent and adult patients Participate in the development and implementation of treatment plans, ensuring that concise, realistic care plans are carried out.
• Provide individual, group and family process-oriented therapies as well as conduct other didactic groups using various professional treatment modalities.
• Document treatment provided to patient in medical record legibly and in a timely manner.
• Act as the patient’s and family's primary contact during the patient's stay at the facility, as well as their advocate with the treatment team.
• Report any incidents or suspected incidences of sexual/physical abuse or other issues to community/state agencies, and represent the facility in any legal proceedings.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Master's degree in
• Social work or a related
• Social
• Services field
• Preferred: LMSW or a related Counseling license One year with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, treatment and/or clinical assessment skills