What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Inpatient Social Worker position at Dover Behavioral Health System?
Responsibilities
Licensed Inpatient Social Worker - Full Time - Day Shift
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 - Adult Population 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. This position is Monday - Friday core business hours with a weekend and holiday on-call rotation.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Conducts psychosocial assessments to identify patient issues and develop treatment plans, and provides individual, group, and family therapy sessions.
- Participates in treatment team meetings, presents patient cases, and coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team.
- Develops and coordinates individualized discharge plans, identifying aftercare needs and utilizing resources such as outpatient programs and mental health practitioners.
- Serves as the patient's primary contact and advocate, reporting incidents or suspected abuse to community/state agencies and representing the facility in legal proceedings.
Qualifications
Minimum:
- Master's degree in Social work or a related Social Services field - Required
- LMSW or a related Counseling license - Required
Preferred:
- One year with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, treatment and/or clinical assessment skills
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