Social Worker - Mountains Behavioral Health - Casual
Compensation
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Job Description
The Social Worker maintains a commitment to service excellence with the ability to identify and intervene to meet the needs of adults who are mentally ill. tomer service standards.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
In This Role You Will Be
- Utilizing knowledge of social work, the aging process, care and treatment of persons who are mentally ill, case management, community resources.
- Knowledgeable about Chapter 5100 of the Mental Health Procedures Act, as well as CMS and CIHQ regulations in planning and providing therapeutic individual, group, and family interventions.
- Performing pre-admission screenings when necessary.
- Providing case management, initiating discharge planning at the time of admission, and coordinating a continuum of care.
- Functioning as a member of an interdisciplinary and intradepartmental treatment team.
- Completing required Social Work assessment in specific timeframe after admission to the BH unit.
- Exemplifying the IRMC mission, vision, and values, acting in accordance with IRMC policies and procedures to ensure quality care is provided.
- Utilizing excellent interpersonal communication skill to effectively communicate with patients, family, and members of the organization.
- Formulating, coordinating, and facilitating meetings and public presentations in a professional manner.
- Providing therapeutic daily groups to BH patients.
- Initiating discharge planning and coordinating a person’s transition from inpatient to outpatient status while functioning as an effective member of the interdisciplinary team.
- Utilizing basic computer skills and collecting, maintaining, and analyzing performance improvement data.
- Will be required to float to all units, including geropsych, adult, and adolescent.
Qualifications
Required
- EDUCATION: A master’s degree in social work (MSW) (a person with a bachelor’s degree must work under the supervision of the MSW).
- EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 1-year clinical experience
Licensure/Certification
- BLS required or attained within 1 month of hire.
- Licensure
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker provides therapeutic interventions, case management, and discharge planning for mentally ill patients within an interdisciplinary team. They are responsible for conducting assessments, facilitating group therapy, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards across various hospital units.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 38% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Social Work median $68k (middle half $54k–$73k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in Pennsylvania | 221 active | 6,498 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% remote · 38% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania Social Worker listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 10% offer loan repayment250 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,472 in the last 30 days | 1,559 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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