Social Worker LCSW

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.

Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited graduate school of social work with an MSW (Masters in Social Work) degree.

• State licensure required by the NJ State Board of Social Work examiners.

• Licensed clinical social worker (LCSW)

• Case Management certification preferred.

• One (1) or more years of experience in an acute hospital setting is preferred.

Physical Demands:

Extensive walking and talking. Mental demands include regularly dealing with the dying and seriously ill patients and their families.

May be required to assist in the delivery of DME to patients rooms, including walkers, commodes, oxygen concentrators/portable tanks.

Responsibilities:

1) Formulates comprehensive psychosocial assessments to identify the psychosocial/behavioral problems for implementation of treatment plans.

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

3) Provides crisis interventions for patients and their family members/significant others/PCGs.

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

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

6) Provides assistance to patients and family members in locating outpatient resources.

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

8) 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.

10) 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.

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

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

12) 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

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

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

15) Accurately completing all transfer and discharge summary form.

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance

• Dental and Vision Insurance

• Retirement Plans

• Short & Long Term Disability

• Life & Accidental Death Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Wellness Programs

• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)

• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, 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.

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