Social Worker MSW - Inpatient - Full Time Days at Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health

Responsibilities:

• Conducts an in-depth psychosocial assessment as part of the multidisciplinary assessment (MDA) for assigned patients.
• Responsible for the Social Work section of the master treatment plan (MTP) for assigned patients. Ensures that treatment plans are comprehensive, multidisciplinary, timely and measurable.
• Conducts clinical individual case management, group and family psychotherapy that demonstrate genuineness, empathy, and respect.
• Attends daily treatment rounds, providing input to and receiving input from other members of the treatment team while playing a lead role in terms of case knowledge and background.
• Identify significant changes in patients’ clinical status; documents this in treatment plan reviews and communicates to appropriate member(s) of the treatment team.
• Monitors patient attendance and compliance with treatment planning goals and group curricula.
• Coordinates discharge planning and communicates the plan clearly to both patient and family and all other providers involved.
• In the clinical record, document and a charge for each treatment session and phone contact; completes these activities in accordance with Princeton House documentation policies.
• Interact professionally with patients, families and staff in performance of daily duties.
• Participates in hospital's quality assurance and performance improvement program.
• Attends to continuum of care issues; seeks guidance from and alerts his/her supervisor to any problems or concerns in this area.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Credentials:

• New Jersey Licensed Social Worker (Required)
• Prefer CADC or LCADC and prior professional experience in addiction treatment.

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Master’s degree Social Work, MSW  (Required)
• Also must possess experience in the treatment of the specific program’s patient population.