Dover Behavioral Health System
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Full-time Inpatient Social Worker
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Dover Behavioral Health System .
Overview Dover Behavioral Health System is a mental health facility located in Dover, DE, providing mental health and addiction treatment services to individuals from Delaware, Maryland, and across the U.S. Our experienced, caring professionals offer superior inpatient and outpatient behavioral healthcare to adolescents and adults. We tailor treatment programs to meet each patient’s needs through a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach.
Responsibilities The role is responsible for providing quality case management and psychotherapeutic services to acute adolescent and adult patients. This full‑time (40 hours per week), salaried position includes:
Conduct psychosocial assessments to document patient history and identify issues for treatment by interviewing the patient and their family members.
Deliver high quality clinical services to acute child, adolescent and adult patients.
Participate in the development and implementation of treatment plans, ensuring concise and realistic care plans are carried out.
Provide individual, group and family process‑oriented therapies, as well as conduct didactic groups using various professional treatment modalities.
Document treatment provided to patient in the medical record legibly and in a timely manner.
Develop and coordinate an individualized discharge plan for the patient, utilizing team chart information to determine aftercare needs and assessing community resources such as outpatient programs, group homes, or mental health practitioners.
Conduct and attend regular treatment team meetings to provide a social work perspective to total case management, presenting the patient’s case and progress toward treatment plan goals, making recommendations, and coordinating each case with team members.
Act as the patient’s and family’s primary contact during the patient’s stay at the facility, serving as advocate with the treatment team.
Report any incidents or suspected incidences of sexual/physical abuse or other issues to community/state agencies, and represent the facility in any legal proceedings.
Conduct psychosocial assessments and discharge planning on an on‑call, rotating weekend schedule.
Benefits
Challenging and rewarding work environment.
Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.
A competitive total compensation package.
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan.
401(k) plan with company match and Stock Options.
Generous Paid Time Off and flexible scheduling.
Tuition Reimbursement.
Licensure and CEU Assistance, including onsite trainings.
Qualifications
MSW or MS in a recognized mental health field.
CADC and/or licensure highly preferred (licensure assistance available).
A minimum of one year of direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, treatment and/or clinical assessment skills preferred.
Comfortable working with both adolescents and substance abuse patients.
EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Notice At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a job posting or job‑related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.
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Full-time Inpatient Social Worker
role at
Dover Behavioral Health System .
Overview Dover Behavioral Health System is a mental health facility located in Dover, DE, providing mental health and addiction treatment services to individuals from Delaware, Maryland, and across the U.S. Our experienced, caring professionals offer superior inpatient and outpatient behavioral healthcare to adolescents and adults. We tailor treatment programs to meet each patient’s needs through a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach.
Responsibilities The role is responsible for providing quality case management and psychotherapeutic services to acute adolescent and adult patients. This full‑time (40 hours per week), salaried position includes:
Conduct psychosocial assessments to document patient history and identify issues for treatment by interviewing the patient and their family members.
Deliver high quality clinical services to acute child, adolescent and adult patients.
Participate in the development and implementation of treatment plans, ensuring concise and realistic care plans are carried out.
Provide individual, group and family process‑oriented therapies, as well as conduct didactic groups using various professional treatment modalities.
Document treatment provided to patient in the medical record legibly and in a timely manner.
Develop and coordinate an individualized discharge plan for the patient, utilizing team chart information to determine aftercare needs and assessing community resources such as outpatient programs, group homes, or mental health practitioners.
Conduct and attend regular treatment team meetings to provide a social work perspective to total case management, presenting the patient’s case and progress toward treatment plan goals, making recommendations, and coordinating each case with team members.
Act as the patient’s and family’s primary contact during the patient’s stay at the facility, serving as advocate with the treatment team.
Report any incidents or suspected incidences of sexual/physical abuse or other issues to community/state agencies, and represent the facility in any legal proceedings.
Conduct psychosocial assessments and discharge planning on an on‑call, rotating weekend schedule.
Benefits
Challenging and rewarding work environment.
Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.
A competitive total compensation package.
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan.
401(k) plan with company match and Stock Options.
Generous Paid Time Off and flexible scheduling.
Tuition Reimbursement.
Licensure and CEU Assistance, including onsite trainings.
Qualifications
MSW or MS in a recognized mental health field.
CADC and/or licensure highly preferred (licensure assistance available).
A minimum of one year of direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, treatment and/or clinical assessment skills preferred.
Comfortable working with both adolescents and substance abuse patients.
EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Notice At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a job posting or job‑related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.
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