Job Description

Licensed Social Worker- Inpatient Behavioral Health

Horizon Health is Seeking a licensed social worker to join our team on the behavioral health unit at Johnson Regional Medical Center in Clarksville, AR. This position is responsible for providing direct high quality psychotherapy services to patients in assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, group treatment, individual treatment, family treatment, and discharge planning. The Social Worker assists patients and their families in understanding and adjusting to diagnoses and potential treatments. Social Workers can also help identify resources during treatment and after discharge. The Social Worker effectively participates as a member of the multidisciplinary team and the unit community relations team. A Social Worker II may clinically supervise a Social Worker I. A Social Worker II may serve as the Director of Social Services for the program per DPU requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Implements a treatment plan of care for patients based on a thorough assessment of the patient’s symptom presentation, professional/referral input and all other available data
• Appropriately participates in referral development processes and activities as directed/requested
• Engages in timely, efficient discharge planning. Works in close conjunction with patient family, nursing staff and attending physician. Displays thorough knowledge of referral/placement process and available community resources and makes effective contact with disposition sources
• Participates as an active member of the interdisciplinary and treatment teams. Attend applicable Unit and Hospital meetings
• Conducts individual, group and education psychotherapy sessions in accordance with state/regulatory standards, displays sufficient theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and effective treatment techniques.
• Provides group and individual therapies on weekends as needed
• Conducts therapies in accordance with patient diagnosis and needs
• Provides appropriate resources and support for patients before, during, and after treatment
• Submits timely and accurate CQI+ outcome data on a weekly basis
• Performs other duties as assigned/required by this position

Benefit Highlights for full-time positions:

• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Long and Short-term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts; Healthcare Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Career development opportunities within the company
• Tuition Assistance
• Rewarding work environment – Enjoy going to work every day!

Who we are & where you can make a difference:

Quality care is our passion; improving lives is our reward. Horizon Health, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, is a leading behavioral services management company. Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services has been leading the way in partnering with hospitals to manage their behavioral health programs for over 40 years. With an unparalleled breadth of services, Horizon Health has singular expertise in behavioral health conditions and comprehensive care settings. Whether it involves the planning, development and implementation of a new behavioral health service line, or the successful management of an existing behavioral health service, Horizon Health has extensive expertise in successfully addressing concerns unique to hospital-based programs.

About Universal Health Services:

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

For more information about the position, contact Courtney Eble, Healthcare recruiter, at courtney.eble@horizonhealth.com

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in social work or counseling required
• Masters degree in social work or counseling highly preferred
• Active AR BSW, MSW, LMSW, LCSW, LCSW(A), LPC, or LMFT, AMFT license required
• IOP experience highly preferred

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.

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