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Social Worker - Full Time Days

Acadia Healthcare
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Sept 2025
💰 $80,000/yr($72,000/yr$80,000/yr)

About the role

We offer a full suite of benefits ranging from:

  • Competitive Pay Rate
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
  • FSA & HSA Plans
  • Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Discount Program
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match

Work Schedule:  Full-Time 40 Hours - Sunday through Thursday - Day Shift - 8 am - 4:30 pm 

Salary Range: $36 – 40/hour Depending on Experience & Licensure

Coachella Valley Behavioral Health, a new premier inpatient treatment center for adults age 18 and older, is open and setting the standard for nursing care in behavioral health. Our 80-bed hospital offers comprehensive training, dynamic leadership, and personalized support so you can achieve your greatest potential.

Social Worker responsibilities include:

  • ​Plan, direct, define and coordinate individualized and group therapeutic support and services to patients with behavioral problems, psychiatric disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse and physical and emotional abuse. 
  • ​Conduct psychosocial assessment of patient and develop an effective treatment plan that applies therapeutic principles appropriately while ensuring patient safety at all times. 
  • ​Through patient observation and patient/family interview obtaining information on the patient’s needs, skills, interests and limitations for the development and implementation of the treatment plan. 
  • ​Provide crisis intervention and assist families in understanding the implications and complexities of a life situation and its impact on lifestyle.  
  • ​Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meeting to discuss psychosocial assessment, treatment planning and ongoing discharge planning.
  • ​Identify, assess and coordinate patient cases and anticipate their needs related to illness, hospitalization, finances, education and home/community services. 
  • ​Facilitate education, process groups, support groups and referrals as requested. 
  • ​May conduct intakes and assist in coordinating placements within facility programs. 
  • ​Promote recovery, symptom reduction and the achievement of the highest level of social functioning. 
  • ​Communicate or aid family members in understanding and supporting the patient. 
  • ​Manage a caseload and assume responsibility for patient chart documentation. 
  • ​May facilitate education, process groups, support groups and referrals as requested. 
  • ​Manage a caseload and maintain accurate and timely documentation to assure patient records comply with facility and accreditation standards. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

  • ​Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university or a new graduate of accredited master's degree social work program with successful completion of social work field education, internship or similar practicum through master's degree program required. 
  • ​Two or more years’ experience working with patient population preferred. 

 ​LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:  

  • ​State licensure, as required by the state in which the facility operates, which could include Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Social Worker (LSW) 
  • ​CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). 

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