PRN - Clinician / Social Worker (Licensed or Licensed Eligible) - Every Weekend or Every Other

Job Description

Responsibilities

PRN Weekend or Every Other Weekend Clinician / Social Worker - Licensed (LPC or LCSW) or Licensed Eligible

Poplar Springs Hospital is a bed acute care and residential facility. For more than years Poplar Springs Hospital has been guided by its mission of helping those who need the full continuum of behavioral health services.

Our facility offers behavioral and psychological treatment for adults and adolescents through our acute programs, adolescent residential programs, as well as programs for active duty military.

Poplar Springs Hospital is located in Petersburg, Virginia, minutes south of Richmond and minutes north of North Carolina.

Situated on acres, our serene, nature-like setting offers our patients a sense of calm and peace. We offer families hope through a nurturing environment for adults and adolescents to flourish in their environment.

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We have a new opening for a weekend or every other weekend Clinician / Social Worker, Licensed (LPC or LCSW) or Licensed Eligible.

The Clinician / Social Worker will provide psycho-social assessments, individual and family therapies. Carry a case load, develop treatments plans, lead special focus process groups / educational groups, participate in unit activities, maintain regular contact with resident’s referral sources and families.

Provides timely and accurate documentation. Participates in referral development activities. Participates in performance improvement committees and other hospital committees as indicated.

Performs continuous quality improvement activities, such as chart audits and documentation review. Other duties as assigned.

Must be able to work weekends, and holidays as needed.

As a participant in the PRN Staffing Program, you understand that you are expected to work a minimum of four (4) shifts each month.

The weekend shifts maybe divided or consecutive but must be a Saturday and Sunday unless otherwise stated by your supervisor.

As a PRN staff, you will be required to work at least one summer (Memorial Day, Independence Day, or Labor Day) and one winter (Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Day) holiday.

As one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune corporation, annual revenues totaled over $.

6 billion in 0. In 1, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 0, UHS ranked # on the Fortune and listed # in Forbes ranking of U.

S. Largest Public Companies. With its headquarters in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has , employees and through its subsidiaries operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in U.

S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Position Requirements :

Licensure / Certification / Registration :

LPC / LCSW Preferred - not requiredCPR Preferred (offered on-site)Handle With Care Preferred (offered on-site)

Education / Experience :

MS degree required in counseling, psychology or related social services field.Minimum of two years experience in direct patient care preferred.

Must have course work, training, and / or experience in patient population of assigned program (adult / adolescent), and must demonstrate developing technical and managerial competence in position responsibilities.

General Requirements :

Must be at least years of age per Commonwealth of Virginia Interdepartmental Regulation of Children’s Residential Facilities.

VAC , pg. )Must have patience, tact, and a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm.Good communication skills; must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Basic clerical skills, basic experience with office equipment (telephone, copy machine, fax, etc.)Experience with Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.Ability to problem solve and accept feedback when circumstances warrant such actions.

Willingness to interact with patients with varying levels of cognitive functioning.