SOCIAL WORKER - Pediatric​/Adolescent Population

SOCIAL WORKER - Pediatric/Adolescent population, Full time

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Hartgrove Behavioral Health System consists of a 160-bed leading psychiatric hospital dedicated to providing quality behavioral health services for a diverse population of all ages. It is a flagship behavioral health facility within Universal Health Services, Inc. and throughout Illinois. The facility is state‑of‑the‑art, offering advanced technologies and programs. It provides a highly compassionate and therapeutic environment and a continuum of specialty programs across inpatient, partial, and outpatient services.

Conducts social history assessment interviews, produces a social work assessment or assessment update from the interview data, documents in the medical record (psychosocial histories, discharge planning, patient contacts, treatment updates, etc.), communicates essential information/data to the assigned team member, initiates and follows through on discharge/aftercare planning, identifies appropriate referral for post‑discharge services, and establishes rapport. Manages assessment, treatment planning, and continuum of care processes, accounting for basic growth and development milestones with interventions specific to age and population served.

Follows policies related to release of information and confidentiality, attends multidisciplinary treatment staffings as assigned, functions as liaison with Social Service Agencies, attends clinical supervision, conducts unit groups, and may provide clinical supervision for social work interns. For information about the benefits we offer, please visit UHS Benefits Service Center.

• Education:
  
  Master’s Degree in Social Work required.
• Experience:
  
  Prior experience working with a psychiatric mental health population, preferably in an inpatient setting.
• Licensure/Certification: LSW, Illinois Clinical Social Work License preferred (LCSW).
• Knowledge:
  Case management, discharge planning, group leadership skills, age‑specific growth and development, crisis and behavior management, family therapy theory and practice, psychosocial assessment theory and practice, ability to work cooperatively with hospital staff and community agencies, strong organizational skills, and excellent oral and written communication. Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred.
• Supervision Received:
  Director of Social Services.
• Supervision Exercised:
  None.
• Line of Promotion:
  Director of Social Services.
• Working Conditions:
  
  Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/aggressive behavior. Potential exposure to communicable diseases, blood/body fluids and other hazardous waste. General hospital environment.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  Ability to communicate verbally and in writing; physical agility to manage patients; push, pull and lift up to 20 pounds; intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching and stooping. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
• Job Classification:
  Exempt. The Clinical Social service provider will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by the Director of Social Services.

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We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.