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Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania

Social Worker- Inpatient Psychiatric Unit- Per Diem

Social WorkerIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Job Description

Could you be our next Per Diem, Social Worker at Bryn Mawr Hospital?

Why work as a Per Diem, Social Worker with Main Line Health?

Make an Impact! As a Psychiatric Social Worker, you will play an integral role in the success of Main Line Health by assessing plans and coordinating social services for psychiatric patients.

Primary duties include: coordinating and implementing discharge planning for unit patients; obtaining continued-stay authorizations from the patient’s payer/MCO; facilitating patient’s transit through the continuum of care utilizing appropriate resources; planning and organizing family assessment meetings; coordinating and leading family/individual therapy sessions when feasible; and providing education for staff within limits of the discipline

Develop and Grow your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.

Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.

Position-Specific Benefits include: We offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!

Position: Per Diem, Social Worker

Shift: Minimum 16 hours per month required (2, 8 hour shifts); must be available to work weekdays and weekends!

Experience

1. Minimum of one year of experience on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit with Crisis Intervention required.

2. Experience in behavioral evaluation required.

3. Ability to comfortably and competently assess a child, adolescent, adult or geriatric patient required.

4. Ability to understand written and verbal instructions in English sufficiently to perform job duties required.

5. Strong assessment skills required.

6. Ability to demonstrate sound judgment in setting priorities and decision making skills and to share observations with the Psychiatrist, nursing staff and Allied Therapists required.

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work required.

Licensures/Certifications

Licensed Social Worker in the state of Pennsylvania preferred.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker will coordinate and implement discharge planning while facilitating patient transit through the continuum of care. They will also conduct family and individual therapy sessions and provide education to staff.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's Degree in Social Work and at least one year of experience in an inpatient psychiatric unit with crisis intervention. Strong assessment skills and the ability to work both weekdays and weekends are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient educationCare coordination

Psychiatry — Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 22% have no call, 76% 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).

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About Main Line Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Discounts
Free Parking