Full Time 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.

Visit us online at:

https://www.brookeglenhospital.com/ 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. This includes providing basic consultations, teaching, and specialized clinical social work services for patients/families receiving care. 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.

Much more online at:

https://www.brookeglenhospital.com/

Qualifications Education:

Master's 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.

Position Responsibilities:

Assesses and identifies common recurrent patient problems, symptoms, and behavioral changes. Assesses, obtains and reviews available data obtained by other members of the treatment team. Answers assessment calls promptly, establishes initial rapport with caller, gathers and documents information, assesses needs of call and schedules intake assessment. Assesses problem areas specific to the patient population & provides input into areas needing improvement. Demonstrates skill in establishing rapport with patients who are depressed, withdrawn or otherwise resistant to treatment. Documents findings on the admission/psychosocial assessment. Documents assessment update when the patient is transferred into another level of care and on readmission's in the last thirty days. Consult with families on emotional, social and financial aspects of care. Identifies potential problems/safety risks and demonstrates strong behavior management skills. Assesses and identifies the needs of the patient and family for teaching as it relates to the patient/family system. Assists in the development of an interdisciplinary treatment plan using assessment data from physician, nursing, social work and other activities. Documentation in the progress notes and on the treatment plan up date clearly reflects patient/family progress made towards goals and response to interventions. Participates in departmental staff meetings offering ideas and suggestions regarding goals, objectives and plans for attaining these goals in regard to program issues. Manages time appropriately; able to establish priorities; demonstrates initiative in carrying out responsibilities follows assigned task through to completion in a timely manner. Performs other duties as assigned/required by this position. About Universal Health Services One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Job Type:

Full-time Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Loan forgiveness Paid time off Referral program Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Education:

Master's (Required)

Experience:

Behavioral health: 2 years (Preferred) Ability to

Commute:

Fort Washington, PA 19034 (Required)

Work Location:

In person