Behavioral Health Group Facilitator Per Diem

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network in Allentown offers a per diem behavioral health position requiring a Master’s degree in Social Work or related field, with at least two shifts per month at multiple sites.

The role emphasizes group therapy, assessments, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to support patient recovery and community reintegration. The role requires two years of experience with behavioral health patients, adherence to confidentiality, safety standards, and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field.
• Two years’ experience working with behavioral health patients performing assessments and group process.
• St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions in a group setting.
• Modify therapeutic programming or interventions as needed in collaboration with the Therapeutic Services Coordinator.
• Participate in daily rounds and communicate therapeutic needs to the multidisciplinary clinical staff.
• Complete timely communication and documentation of patient-related information.
• Plan, organize, direct, and participate in treatment programs to facilitate recovery and community integration.
• Collaborate with case management to provide therapeutic support to patients and families.
• Keep current on trends in health care and behavioral health recovery principles.
• Maintain confidentiality of all materials and comply with information release requirements.
• Follow safety policies and demonstrate Service Excellence Standards of Performance.
• Contribute to Performance Improvement across clinical care, service, operations, and safety.
• Demonstrate financial responsibility in daily procedures and resource use.
• Adhere to attendance and dress code policies.
• Demonstrate competency in assessment and treatment appropriate to patient age.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Group therapy

Assessment

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

This is a per diem position with expectation of at least two shifts per month at our Allentown, Sacred Heart, Quakertown, Leighton or Easton sites.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions in a group setting.
2. Make necessary modifications to therapeutic programming or individual interventions according to identified unit / patient needs. Collaborates with Therapeutic Services Coordinator to implement / enhance programming.
3. Participate in daily rounds, communicate therapeutic programming needs of the individual / or unit population and collaborate with the multidisciplinary clinical staff to assist in formulating a holistic approach to treatment.
4. Complete timely communication and documentation of patient related information.
5. Plan, organize, direct, and participate in treatment programs and activities to facilitate patients’ recovery and integration into the community.
6. Work collaboratively with case management to provide therapeutic support individually to patient / family or other support services, such as social / community agencies.
7. Remain current on trends in health care and mental health specialty and recovery principles.
8. Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the Network/ Entity as well as the proper release of information.
9. Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding issues of employee, patient and environmental safety and follows appropriate reporting requirements
10. Demonstrates/models the Network’s Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers.
11. Demonstrates Performance Improvement in the following areas as appropriate: Clinical Care/Outcomes, Customer/Service Improvement, Operational System/Process, and Safety.
12. Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes, and practices.
13. Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding attendance and dress code.
14. Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
15. Other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sitting for up to 5 hours per day, 2 hours at a time. Standing for up to 1 hour per day, 1 hour at a time. Walking for up to 2 hours per day, 20 minutes at a time. Occasionally uses fingers to turn pages. Frequently uses hands to write, type, and hold charts. Rarely uses the hands or fingers for firm grasping or twisting/turning. Frequently uses upper extremities to lift and carry up to 10 pounds. Frequently stoops, occasionally squats, rarely reaches above shoulder level. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation in person or on telephone. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, far vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

EDUCATION:

Proposed: Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or other related field.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Two years’ experience working with behavioral health patients performing assessments and group process. Knowable of group dynamics.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.