Full-time (80 hours biweekly)
Weekdays, No weekends/ No holidays/ No on call
Daytime hours; 8 am to 4:30 pm and (2) evenings up to 7 pm
Hybrid work schedule.
Sign On Bonus Eligible
The team is deeply committed to respecting individuals, providing a physically and psychologically safe environment for all and delivering effective clinical care. All are treated with empathy, dignity and respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Offerings include:
What we do…..
The office offers a wide variety of services and treatment options for children and adults of all ages and backgrounds who are experiencing mental health and substance use challenges. Work with a multi-disciplinary treatment team of licensed professionals.
Therapy and Treatment Options:
Office Location: 39.930757, -77.645654
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
1. Demonstrates service excellence and patient and family centered care by showing respect, honesty, fairness and a positive attitude toward all customers.
2. Maintains confidentiality.
3. Demonstrates dependability, to include attendance and punctuality.
4. Is accountable - takes initiative and ownership of issues.
5. Displays a professional demeanor. Represents hospital in a positive way. Has a compassionate working relationship with patients and families.
6. Assumes personal responsibility for 2-way communication. Communicates and listens effectively with patients, families, coworkers, other departments, physicians/providers and community.
7. Supports coworkers, initiatives and a patient and family centered philosophy; pitches in; does own part and helps others.
8. Works to continuously improve work environment/processes (Performance Improvement). Demonstrates a patient and family centered focus when considering/developing improvement solutions.
9. Represents willingness/enthusiasm to create, embrace and facilitate change.
10. Develops self and others; supports a learning environment; leads by example. Encourages patients and families to give feedback and suggestions for improvement.
11. Develops working relationships critical to the organization including patients, families, coworkers, other departments, physicians/providers and community.
12. Encourages others by providing recognition and support.
1. Thinks critically; utilizes sound judgment; promptly reports potential risks.
2. Maintains state of art knowledge of area of specialty, healthcare trends and practice, and populations served.
3. Maintains a level of computer literacy appropriate to their role.
4. Meets and maintains current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required.
5. Completes hospital-required reviews, e.g. HIPAA, safety, health screening, care concerns, and others as assigned.
6. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals.
Job Class Specifics:
1. Maintains current PA Child Abuse Clearances, Criminal Background check, and FBI fingerprinting along with required training for licensure.
2. Clinical knowledge and skills remain current to meet the needs of all age/population groups served. Demonstrates understanding of age-appropriate behavior and psychosocial development for children through older adults.
3. Communicates plan of care based on assessment of patients and family; keeps appropriate people aware of pertinent changes or problems in a timely manner.
4. Participates productively in treatment team meetings and ensures attendance on a regular basis.
5. Consistently attends and participates in staff meetings at least 50% and other committee meetings.
6. Achieves minimum thresholds for productivity on a consistent basis.
7. Effectively performs intake assessments as scheduled and documents appropriately. Is flexible and responsive in rearranging schedule to accommodate emergent cases.
8. Ensures that admission assessments for clients contain the following documented components: Background information, current mental status, treatment recommendations, discharge planning needs, target problems for treatment, expected patient outcomes.
9. Appropriately utilizes standardized tools and scales to assess and reassess patient functioning. Uses the appropriate tool for the age/population of the patient being assessed (e.g., adolescent and geriatric depression scales, GAF, etc.)
10. Assumes appropriate responsibility and accountability for the development, review and revision of the plan of care for outpatients.
11. Expected outcomes/target objectives and interventions measurable and are developed with recognition given to expected age-related variations in the baseline psychosocial and developmental functional capacity of the individual (child to older adult).
12. Incorporates patient/family teaching into plan of treatment using strengths based language.
13. Documents discharge plan, revisions to the Plan of Care, and final discharge instructions and linkages community services, as per current policy.
14. Meets required thresholds for chart review and documentation.
15. Utilizes therapeutic communication skills with patients and family.
16. Accurately assesses interventions made and reassesses data to plan further interventions throughout the therapeutic process in a responsive and timely manner, in order to meet patient needs and third party payor requirements.
17. Effectively implements the treatment modalities appropriate to age/population served.
18. Markets the therapeutic value of therapy group participation and solicits referrals from appropriate sources.
19. Implements, facilitates and maintains therapy group(s) participation, the majority of the calendar year.
20. Effectively and consistently demonstrates the successful ability to facilitate a therapy group.
21. Accurately maintains attendance and participation documentation as required by licensors regulations.
22. Plans for education needs of students assigned for supervision of internship, and assumes responsibility for communication with hospital staff regarding the student's plan of internship.
23. Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
The following requirements are expected of all employees:
Annual Health Screening with Infection Control and Blood Borne Pathogens Education
Safety Awareness: Hospital Fire, Safety, and Disaster Procedures
Confidentiality: Maintains Employee and Patient Confidentiality.
Attendance: Regular attendance is an essential function of the position
Job Performance: Results Orientation, Customer Focus, Decision Making, Awareness
Interpersonal Skills: Communication, Relationship-building, Team Player, Celebration
Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking, Knowledge-Building/Sharing, Coaching/Empowering, System Vision & Management
Reporting Structure:
A. Formal Reporting and Chain of Command - Clinical Manager of Outpatient Behavioral Health Services or delegated supervisor.
B. Informal Reporting and Relationships - Establishes and maintains harmonious, productive relationships with all levels of mental health personnel, other hospital personnel, physicians, patients, patients families, and the general public.
Qualifications and Standards
Education: Graduate of an accredited school of social work with a master's degree in social work.
Experience: Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required. A minimum of two (2) years clinical experience in the mental health field including the provision of psychotherapy to individuals, families, couples, and/or groups is required. Play therapy and/or addictions/co-occuring treatment experience required/preferred as applicable. Two years post licensure experience preferred. Evidence of participation in educational programs to update and maintain knowledge and clinical skills.
Certifications/Licensure: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania required. Current CPR certification and Non-Violent Intervention certification required. PA Child Abuse Clearance, Criminal Background Check and FBI fingerprinting required. Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional (CCDP) and/or Registered Play Therapist (RPT) required as applicable.
Benefits Offered:
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WellSpan Health is a large, integrated health system serving communities in Pennsylvania and Maryland.