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Social Worker (MSW), FT Days - Adult Psychiatry

Employer
Adventist HealthCare
Location
Silver Spring, MD
Closing date
Jun 19, 2019

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Job Details

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality therapeutic care to clients that are assigned to their specific unit/department. Initiates and complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments, provides individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families, and participates in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings to propose and develop strategies and interventions that promote excellent therapeutic outcomes. Assists clients in their development of self respect, dignity, integrity, and self actualization through a multitude of traditional and adjunctive therapies while simultaneously documenting and disseminating information and reports to referral sources and coordinating with community resources to ensure aftercare and supportive services are available for successful transitioning and discharge planning.
Master's Degree in Social Work or equivalent Master's Degree in a recognized health field
• Licensed Graduate Social Work Licensure Required
• One to Three Years Social Work Experience Preferred, Experience in an Inpatient Setting Preferred
• Knowledge of Psychological Disorders & Abnormal Psychology Related to Adolescents and Adults Required

Work Schedule:

40 Hour work week, Monday -Friday with the commitment to work every third Sunday.

Tobacco Statement

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine use.

Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine). Those testing positive for cotinine are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Company

We are a faith-based healthcare organization, based in Montgomery County, Maryland. We are the largest employer in Montgomery County with over 6,000 employees! Our comprehensive approach to caring for our community includes three acute-care hospitals – Shady Grove Medical Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medical Center – as well as two Physical Rehabilitation hospitals, Outpatient centers, Imaging Centers, Urgent Cares, Home Care Services, Employer Health Programs and Physician Networks. We are nationally recognized and honored especially for our Cardiac, OB, Cancer, Stroke, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Mental Health services. Our mission is to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. At its core, our mission expresses who we are, why we exist and the purpose behind what we do. These words are reflective of God’s character as outlined in the Bible and honor the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s long-standing commitment to healing. You will also find that many of the beliefs and standards of conduct at AHC are universal beliefs that are recognized across many faith traditions.

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Location
820 West Diamond Avenue
Suite 600
Gaithersburg
MD
20878
US

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