Social Worker Licensed in Elizabeth, New Jersey at RWJBarnabas Health

Job Title: Social Worker Licensed

Location: NEW POINT CAMPUS

Department Name: Mental Health Adult OP

Req #: 0000254061

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $38.47 - $47.45 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

Join our dedicated behavioral health team at Trinitas Regional Medical Center as a Licensed Social Worker in our Mental Health Adult Outpatient department. In this impactful role, you will provide compassionate, evidence-based care to individuals navigating anxiety, panic, depression, suicidal ideation, schizophrenia, and other complex mental health challenges. You will collaborate within a multidisciplinary clinical team to conduct evaluations, perform age-specific assessments, and design individualized psychotherapy treatment plans that support long-term healing.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited college or university.
• Active Social Worker License in the state of New Jersey (LSW or LCSW).
• Demonstrated knowledge of human growth and development over the full lifespan, with the ability to render specialized, age-specific care from pediatric to geriatric populations.
• Proven ability to interpret patient data, assess age-specific safety issues, and identify clinical criteria for victims of abuse or neglect.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills using age-appropriate approaches.

Preferred:

• One (1) year of prior clinical experience in a behavioral or mental health outpatient setting.
• Experience facilitating a variety of psychotherapy groups and utilizing standardized assessment instruments.
• Proficiency in electronic medical record-keeping and collaborating with external community agencies.

Scheduling Requirements

• Status: Full-Time (FT) Day

Essential Functions:

• Clinical Assessments: Assesses diverse patient needs dynamically through comprehensive clinical interviews, thorough chart/history reviews, and the utilization of standardized clinical instruments.
• Treatment Planning: Designs, implements, and facilitates individualized psychotherapy treatment plans, including individual, group, and family sessions tailored to the patient's personal goals.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Serves as an active member of the multidisciplinary care team, assisting in reviewing and updating comprehensive treatment and discharge plans during clinical planning conferences.
• Patient & Family Communication: Interprets the nature of illnesses and prescribed courses of treatment clearly for patients and their families, ensuring open channels of communication and addressing family issues with the staff.
• Clinical Documentation: Evaluates, tracks, and documents patient clinical outcomes while maintaining up-to-date, highly confidential electronic medical records in strict accordance with department standards.
• Care Coordination: Collaborates fluidly with alternative internal hospital programs and external community agencies with which patients and families are actively involved.
• Legal Compliance: Obtains appropriate, legal releases of information and maintains total confidentiality safeguards across all medical and clinical care workflows.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
• ….and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.