What are the responsibilities and job description for the LEAD SOCIAL WORKER position at UHS?
Lead Social Worker
Full-Time
Metropolitan Behavioral Health (a UHS Facility)
A growing 144-bed behavioral health facility – Metropolitan Behavioral Hospital provides a full continuum of inpatient services across the entire patient population, including specialty programs to serve adolescents, adults and older adults, and perform behavioral health assessments 24 hours a day. Additionally, programs for co-occurring behavioral health and substance use issues are offered to meet the unique needs of this patient population. The facility provides a robust outpatient program utilizing a combination of group, family and individual therapy.
For more information, please visit our website: https://metropolitanbh.com
Position Summary
The Social Services Lead position reports to the Director of Clinical Services, and will assist with the following responsibilities:
- Assists with maintaining the daily Assessments Audit, including monitoring the addition of new patients, ensuring timeliness of the Psychosocial Assessment & the Master Treatment Plan, and ensuring timeliness and completion of collateral contacts
- As needed, the Lead will assist with scheduling treatment teams for each unit, and ensuring the audit is updated to reflect master and updated treatment teams were held for respective patients.
- Assists with ensuring a timely and effective workflow with discharges, discharge planning, and pre-admits.
- Will back up the Director of Clinical services in their absence, ensuring assignments, groups, and discharges are completed as needed.
- Will assist in completing New Hire Orientation for new staff in the event the DSC is not able to.
- Assists with ensuring all utilization management request are completed in the chart in a timely manner.
These duties will fluctuate as needed, and additional responsibilities may be added as appropriate, based on the needs of the hospital, individual units, and staff.
Benefit Highlights
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!
- More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com
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
Education and Experience:
Education: MSW required
Licensure: LLMSW or LMSW
Experience: previous behavioral health experience required
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