Social Worker- Behavioral Health Dept
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Job Description
Department: Behavioral Health
Work Hours: Casual, as needed
Provides psychosocial assessment and intervention, discharge planning, advocacy, consultation, education, community linkage, and supportive services for referred families and patients during their inpatient admission to the behavioral health unit.
Requirements
Bachelors degree in social work from an accredited school of social work or in a human services field including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling or psychology. Knowledge/ability to assess and utilize community resources.
Minimum of 1 year supervised social work experience in an inpatient psychiatric setting working directly with individuals.
Successful completion of applicable clearances as outlined in Human Resources policy HR-106 within 90 days of commencing employment.
Preferred
Masters degree from an accredited school of social work.
Current Pennsylvania licensure.
Key Responsibilities
The social worker provides psychosocial assessments, interventions, and discharge planning for patients in the behavioral health unit. They also facilitate community linkage, advocacy, and supportive services for families and patients during their inpatient stay.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
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Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% 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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