Social Worker LCSW at RWJBarnabas Health – New Brunswick, New Jersey

Job Title: Social Worker LCSW

Location: Main Hospital - New Brunswick

Department Name: Case Management

Req #: 0000208481

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $42.48 - $42.48 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.

The Social Worker collaborates with members of the healthcare team to facilitate the progression of the patient's treatment and discharge plan,

This position incorporates assessment, care coordination, and education of the patient/caregiver/healthcare team to reach appropriate goals from hospitalization and post-hospitalization care,

The Social Worker provides direct clinical social work services to patients and their families in an interdisciplinary team approach,

Responsibilities include, but as not limited to: Completing initial psycho-social assessments on assigned patients, providing psychotherapeutic counseling with individuals, family or groups as needed, giving clinical consultations as needed, providing patient centered advocacy, collaborating with interdisciplinary team, managing complex discharge plans, building and maintaining relationships with internal/external resources, making referrals to community agencies and entitlement programs, and continuing ongoing education,

The Social Worker ensures continuity of care for patients with complex post-acute needs and maximizes the patients and families abilities to meet the continuing needs within their social and financial framework,

The social worker demonstrates understanding of all stages of growth and development to assess each patient s age specific needs to provide individual treatment and care,

Formulates comprehensive psychosocial assessments to identify the psychosocial/behavioral problems for implementation of treatment plans,

Participates in ongoing case conferencing with focus on psychotherapeutic advocacy, clinical goals, and treatment planning,

Provides crisis interventions for patients and their family members/significant others/PCGs,

Provides psychosocial counseling to patients and family members/significant others/PCGs to assist in adapting to illness, diagnoses, and discharge,

Arranges for placement of patients in inpatient psychiatric units or intensive outpatient mental health and/or substance abuse programs,

Provides assistance to patients and family members in locating outpatient resources

Assessing/considering the patient's cultural and religious practices, emotional barriers, desire and motivation to learn, physical and cognitive limitations and language barriers

Documenting findings on the Social Worker assessment form; documenting and communicating information to multidisciplinary team in order to coordinate and maximize care; documenting in medical records according to department and hospital standards,

Developing a discharge plan, in collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team that will provide maximum benefit for each patient

Consulting/conferring with physicians and medical center staff regarding the patient's medical situation, his/her psychological adjustment to illness/disability and/or continuing care needs

Making appropriate referrals to DCPP, Adult Protective Services, and other agencies as necessary

Assisting with transfer or discharge of patient to another level of care or setting based on patient's assessed needs and hospital's capacity to provide care

Notifying supervisor/manager, in a timely manner, of difficult discharge placement concerns

Collaborating with Risk Management and legal staff on guardianship/other legal issues to prevent discharge delays

Accurately completing all transfer and discharge summary form