Social Worker- PRN

Horizon Health; Bay Minette (AL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Health, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, is seeking a Licensed Social Worker- Per Diem in the Behavioral Health Program at North Baldwin Infirmary. This role provides direct psychotherapy services including assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, and discharge planning as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The Social Worker will maintain progress notes, participate in CQI data collection, and support patient rights, confidentiality, and safety.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work is required and LMSW license is highly preferred.
• Minimum one year internship or experience in a similar position.
• Keeps up to date on professional literature and participates in educational programs.
• Maintains competencies and training expectations per hospital and Horizon requirements.
• Familiar with hospital policies, safety, infection control, and quality improvement processes.
• Develops knowledge of hospital senior staff and organizational structure.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct high quality psychotherapy services to patients (assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, group/individual/family therapy, and discharge planning).
• Assist patients and families in understanding diagnoses and treatments and identify community resources.
• Participate as a multidisciplinary team member and in unit/community relations teams.
• Complete progress notes and assessments per procedures; submit CQI+ outcome data weekly.
• Ensure confidentiality and maintain professional interactions with staff and management.
• Assist with ambulating and lifting patients as needed and support safety practices.

Skills

MSW degree

LMSW license

Clinical psychotherapy

Discharge planning

Education

Master's degree in social work

Job description

Responsibilities

Licensed Social Worker- Per Diem

Horizon Health, has an excellent career opportunity for a Social Worker in the Behavioral Health Program at North Baldwin Infirmary. This position is responsible for providing direct high quality psychotherapy services to patients in assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, group treatment, individual treatment, family treatment, and discharge planning. The Social Worker assists patients and their families in understanding and adjusting to diagnoses and potential treatments. Social Workers can also help identify resources during treatment and after discharge. The Social Worker effectively participates as a member of the multidisciplinary team and the unit community relations team.

Responsibilities:

• At all times, conducts oneself ethically in accordance with all relevant standards and regulations
• Maintains Knowledge of, and demonstrates respect for patient rights
• Engages in timely, efficient discharge planning. Works in close conjunction with patient family, nursing staff and attending physician. Displays thorough knowledge of referral/placement process and available community resources, and makes effective contact with disposition sources
• Completes progress notes and assessments according to program procedures
• Participates as an active member of the interdisciplinary and treatment teams
• Submits timely and accurate CQI+ outcome data on a weekly basis
• Actively involved in measuring patient performance; communicates results and trends to supervisor
• Provides feedback to supervisor on an ongoing basis in regards to concerns, improvements, changes, etc.
• Identifies areas needing improvement and utilizes the facility performance improvement process
• Actively participates in department processes as requested
• Ensures facility is safe and reports deficiencies to the Program Director
• Ensures confidentiality of all information encountered
• Maintains professional interactions with peers, senior management, and staff through effective written and verbal communications
• Assists with ambulating and lifting patients as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Who we are & where you can make a difference:

Quality care is our passion; improving lives is our reward. Horizon Health, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, is a leading behavioral services management company.Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services has been leading the way in partnering with hospitals to manage their behavioral health programs for over 40 years. With an unparalleled breadth of services, Horizon Health has singular expertise in behavioral health conditions and comprehensive care settings. Whether it involves the planning, development and implementation of a new behavioral health service line, or the successful management of an existing behavioral health service, Horizon Health has extensive expertise in successfully addressing concerns unique to hospital-based programs.

About Universal Health Services:

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work required
• LMSW license highly preferred
• Minimum one year internship or experience in a similar position and/or industry
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings and workshops. Keeps up to date on professional literature
• Maintain effectiveness and certification in required patient management protocols.
• Completes and maintains all required state/regulatory, Hospital and Horizon competencies and training/education expectations on a timely basis.
• Is knowledgeable of hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
• Develops basic knowledge of Hospital and Horizon senior staff and organizational structure

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.