Licensed Social Worker
About The Position
St. Mary's General Hospital is a community-based tertiary medical center in Passaic, New Jersey, providing acute care and a broad range of services, including cardiovascular care, cancer care, maternal-child health, and outpatient behavioral health services. The hospital is part of Prime Healthcare. The Licensed Social Worker provides emotional support, crisis intervention, and counseling to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and older adult patients and their significant others. The role provides information and referrals, connects patients and families with financial assistance and supportive services, and addresses social and emotional concerns related to hospitalization, illness, disability, or trauma. The social worker also completes psychosocial assessments, supports treatment planning, provides case and milieu management, coordinates discharge planning, collaborates with a multidisciplinary team, and maintains clinical documentation throughout each client's stay.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work or a related field, or a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or a related field.
- Current state license at hire, maintained as current; LSW or higher is required.
- In states without required licensure, current registration with the State Board is required within three months of hire.
- At least one year of hospital or outpatient experience with an emphasis in mental health care.
- Experience working with a diverse population and a wide range of problems, such as death and dying, maternal and child care, substance abuse, disability, and chronic illness.
Nice To Haves
- Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintained as current is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide emotional support, crisis intervention, and counseling to patients and their significant others.
- Provide information and referrals, including referrals for financial assistance and supportive services.
- Provide case management and milieu management.
- Complete psychosocial assessments.
- Assist with the development and re-evaluation of treatment plans.
- Work as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Coordinate discharge planning.
- Complete required documentation and maintain a clinical record for each client during their length of stay.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401K retirement plan
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Voluntary benefit options
