Group Therapist / Social Workers (MA/MSW)

UHS; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Friends Hospital in Philadelphia, PA seeks a Social Worker / Group Therapist to provide psychotherapeutic services, group therapy, family work, and discharge planning on a full-time basis. The role involves collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support treatment philosophy and trauma-informed care.

The position offers 40 hours per week (Tues–Sat, 9am–5:30pm) and a pathway to assist patients and families through discharge and aftercare planning within a leading private psychiatric

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling Psychology or related field.
• License not required but preferred; ability to provide LCSW supervision.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and facilitates process group treatment and therapeutic group sessions for assigned patients.
• Plans and delivers group interventions to support treatment goals, coping skills, emotional regulation, recovery, and transition from inpatient care.
• Performs psychosocial assessments including mental, social, and physical factors and discharge planning needs.
• Completes family and collateral contacts as part of psychosocial assessment and documents outcomes.
• Participates in development and implementation of individualized treatment plans and therapeutic interventions.
• Maintains professional boundaries and provides trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care within the treatment team.

Skills

Group therapy

Discharge planning

Psychosocial assessment

Trauma-informed care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work

Job description

Responsibilities

Social Worker / Group Therapist

Friends Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time Tues - Sat (9a - 5:30pm)

Visit us online at: https://friendshospital.com/

TheTherapist position provides quality psychotherapeutic and discharge planning services to all patient populations and their families; provides assessment, group therapy , family work, and discharge planning; serves as a member of interdisciplinary team supporting the organization’s treatment program and philosophy.This is a full-time, 40 hours / week position.

TheGroup Social Workerprovides quality psychotherapeutic, group treatment, and discharge planning services to patients and their families. This position provides psychosocial assessments, facilitates therapeutic process groups, participates in treatment planning, provides family/collateral support, and coordinates discharge and aftercare services.

As a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Group Social Worker supports the hospital's treatment philosophy and provides evidence-based, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented care to patients.

Friends Hospital is the nation's oldest private psychiatric hospital, located on a beautiful 100-acre campus in Philadelphia, PA. Friends Hospital offers a continuum of care including level of care assessments; specially designed inpatient units for adolescents, adults, and older adults; and a private residential rehabilitation program. Friends Hospital is easily accessed via public transportation and has free, safe, on-site parking.

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. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. 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. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. 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.

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Conducts and facilitates process group treatment and therapeutic group sessions for assigned patients.

• Plans and delivers group interventions designed to support patients' treatment goals, coping skills, emotional regulation, recovery, and successful transition from inpatient care.

• Performs and appropriately documents comprehensive psychosocial assessments, including mental, social, and physical factors and discharge planning needs.

• Completes family and collateral contacts in conjunction with the psychosocial assessment and documents attempts and outcomes appropriately.

• Participates in the development and implementation of individualized treatment plans by presenting relevant assessment findings and incorporating appropriate therapeutic interventions.

• Develops realistic and measurable treatment goals and participates in the ongoing reassessment of patients.

• Documents patient progress toward treatment, aftercare, and discharge planning goals.

• Communicates patient progress and activities related to discharge and continuing care with patients, families, the treatment team, referral sources, and other individuals involved in the patient's care.

• Ensures appropriate discharge arrangements are completed, schedules aftercare appointments, and assists patients and families in accessing community resources.

• Coordinates and manages mental health commitment proceedings as appropriate.

• Maintains professional relationships and appropriate boundaries with patients, family members, staff, and community partners.

• Provides consultation, support, and modeling of evidence-based, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented approaches to peers, trainees, MHTs, nursing staff, and other members of the treatment team.

• Adheres to hospital and departmental policies, procedures, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Participates in quality and performance improvement initiatives as they relate to Social Work services.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling Psychology or Social Services related field required. License not required but preferred. Able to provide LCSW supervision.

Experience: 2 years of Clinical experience with prior experience working with a psychiatric mental health population preferred.

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