Social Worker (LMSW) Behavioral Health, PRN

Facility Name: North Alabama Shoals Hospital
Setting: Behavioral Health
FTE: PRN
City/State: Muschle Shoals, AL              
                                                                           
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About our Health System 

North Alabama Shoals Hospital is a 198-bed general acute care facility boasting spacious, private rooms for all patients, a 24-hour emergency department, medical and oncology services; medical/surgical inpatient units; and short-stay surgery units. Shoals also operates the region's only in-patient acute rehabilitation facility, the J. W. Sommer Rehabilitation Unit, and the Shoals Senior Care Center, the Shoals' only psychiatric unit dedicated to our senior adults.

Shoals Hospital is an affiliate of LifePoint Health and is committed to delivering high-quality and compassionate care with a focus on patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes.

Benefits
 

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Through a history of successful joint-venture partnerships and management agreements, Lifepoint Rehabilitation works with hospitals to more effectively meet the needs of their patients, maintain employee satisfaction and generate long-term quality outcomes for their entire organization. We are fully dedicated to our partners and delivering on the promise made to patients.

What you will do in this role:

• Participate in pre-admission screening as requested
• Conduct initial assessments
• Develop individualized treatment plans
• Provide age appropriate therapeutic interventions
• Evaluate patient and family response to treatment
• Document the course of patient care including progress made and continuing need for treatment
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with patients and families
• Provide patient and family education on tasks and resources that will assist with continued functional independence
• Obtain pre-certification and re-certification of patient's insurance coverage as appropriate according to policy and procedure
• Participate in continuing education/professional development activities
• Communicate and demonstrate a professional image/attitude for patients, families, clients, coworkers and others
• Contribute to client relations and marketing activities
• Maintain competency,  licenses/ certifications,  and memberships in applicable professional organizations
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• At a minimum, be a graduate of a CSWE approved master's  degree program and hold  applicable and current license/certification to practice
• ACSW certification is desirable
• Education/experience in working with an adult and geriatric population is necessary; education/experience serving people with physical disabilities is desirable

EEOC Statement

North Alabama Shoals Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. North Alabama Shoals Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.