Social Worker Licensed in Elizabeth, New Jersey at RWJBarnabas Health

Job Title: Social Worker Licensed

Location: NEW POINT CAMPUS

Department Name: Child Day Treatment

Req #: 0000253267

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 Child Day Treatment program. In this impactful role, you will provide compassionate, high-quality care to children and adolescents by conducting specialized clinical screenings and delivering vital therapeutic interventions. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to design tailored treatment plans and support families through the care continuum.

Qualifications:

Required:
• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited institution.
• Active Social Worker License in the state of New Jersey (LSW).
• Demonstrated knowledge of human growth and development over the full lifespan.
• Proven ability to perform age-specific assessments, interpret patient data, and identify criteria for victims of abuse or neglect.
• Strong interpersonal, telephone, and electronic documentation skills to manage clinical charting.

Preferred:
• One (1) year of prior clinical experience in a pediatric, behavioral, or mental health outpatient setting.
• Prior experience collaborating with external community agencies, schools, and social service networks.

Scheduling Requirements

• Shift working: Day Shift
• Status: Full-Time (FT)

Essential Functions:

• Provides patients with weekly individual psychotherapy sessions, weekly family therapy sessions, and immediate crisis intervention within the program milieu as needed.
• Develops, implements, and facilitates individualized treatment plans, including individual, group, and family psychotherapy, and evaluates patient outcomes according to department policy.
• Assesses patient needs dynamically through clinical interviews, thorough chart/history reviews, and the utilization of standardized clinical instruments.
• Collaborates closely with the multidisciplinary care team, including families, psychiatrists, and behavioral assistance staff, to implement interventions and track progress toward treatment goals.
• Interprets the nature of illnesses and prescribed courses of treatment clearly for patients and their families, ensuring open channels of communication.
• Participates actively in clinical planning conferences to review and update comprehensive treatment and discharge plans.
• Collaborates fluidly with alternative hospital programs and external community agencies with which patients and families are actively involved.
• Obtains appropriate, legal releases of information and maintains up-to-date, highly confidential electronic patient medical files.
• Renders specialized, age-specific care across all designated pediatric populations, ranging from infants and children to adolescents.

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.