Social Worker Licensed in Elizabeth, New Jersey at RWJBarnabas Health

Job Title: Social Worker Licensed

Location: NPC PLAZA BLDG

Department Name: Mental Health Adult OP

Req #: 0000253977

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $45.50 - $45.50 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 as a Licensed Social Worker, where you will provide compassionate, high-quality care to individuals navigating anxiety, panic, depression, suicidal ideation, schizophrenia, and other complex mental health challenges. Located within our Adult Outpatient department, you will conduct clinical interviews, perform age-specific assessments, and design individualized psychotherapy treatment plans. This is an impactful opportunity to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to improve long-term clinical and social outcomes for patients across the lifespan.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited institution.
• Active Social Worker License in the state of New Jersey (LSW or LCSW).
• Demonstrated knowledge of human growth and development over the full lifespan.
• Proven ability to interpret complex patient data, assess age-specific safety issues, and identify criteria for victims of abuse or neglect.

Preferred:

• One (1) year of prior clinical experience in a behavioral or mental health outpatient setting.

Scheduling Requirements:

• Shift: Day Shift
• Status: Full-Time

Essential Functions:

• Assess patient needs dynamically through clinical interviews, thorough chart/history reviews, and the utilization of standardized clinical instruments.
• Design, implement, and facilitate individualized treatment plans, including individual, group, and family psychotherapy sessions.
• Evaluate, track, and document patient clinical outcomes in strict accordance with department policies and established record-keeping standards.
• Interpret the nature of illnesses and prescribed courses of treatment clearly for patients and their families, ensuring open channels of communication.
• Serve as an active member of the multidisciplinary care team, participating in planning conferences to review and update treatment and discharge plans.
• Collaborate fluidly with alternative hospital programs and external community agencies with which patients and families are actively involved.
• Obtain appropriate, legal releases of information and maintain up-to-date, highly confidential electronic patient medical files.
• Render specialized, age-specific care across all designated populations, ranging from infants, children, and adolescents to adults and geriatric patients.

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.