BH Social Worker II - PD

Prime Healthcare; Powerville (NJ); On-site; USD 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Clare's Health, part of Prime Healthcare, is seeking a Behavioral Health Social Worker to join its award-winning team in New Jersey. This role provides emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling to patients across pediatrics to older adults, coordinating care within an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, discharge planning and thorough clinical documentation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work or related field; licensure required where applicable.
• BLS certification required on hire and maintained.
• Minimum one year inpatient or outpatient behavioral health experience.
• Experience working with diverse populations and complex psychosocial needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling for patients across pediatrics to older adults.
• Perform psychosocial assessments and contribute to treatment planning.
• Coordinate discharge planning and work within an interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation for each client during stay.

Skills

Emotional support

Crisis intervention

Counseling

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work / related field

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor or LMFT

Job description

Overview

At Saint Clare's Health, our dedicated team of professionals is committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, Saint Clare's Health is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Saint Clare's Health includesCMS 5-Star Ratedhospitals and is an award-winning provider of safe, high quality, compassionate care, serving the communities of Morris, Warren and Sussex counties. Its network of hospitals and healthcare facilities include Denville Hospital, Dover Hospital, Behavioral Health Centers in Boonton, Denville, and Parsippany, and an Imaging Center in Parsippany, among other satellite locations. The hospitals have received multiple quality awards including Leapfrog “A” ratings for patient safety; Healthgrades recognition for orthopedic surgery, treatment of stroke, heart care, various surgical procedures, and more. For information, visit www.saintclares.com.

Responsibilities

To provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling for Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Older Adults and their significant others to cope with a multiplicity of social and emotional problems; information and referral; referrals for financial assistance and supportive services to patients and families with problems that are related to treatment services, illness, disability or trauma. To provide case management & milieu management, complete psychosocial assessments, assist in the development and re-evaluation of Treatment Plans and work as a member of an interdisciplinary team, and to coordinate discharge planning. Complete necessary documentation and maintain clinical record for each client during his/her length of stay.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor or related field.
• In states requiring license, required upon hire and maintain current in accordance with state regulations. In states without a licensure requirement, current registration for with appropriate state board required and/or under clinical supervision to meet clinical hours required for licensure.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Minimum one (1) year Inpatient l or Outpatient Behavioral Health experience. Experience in working with a diverse population with a wide range of problems (i.e., death and dying, maternal and child care, substance abuse, disability, chronic illness, etc.).

Pay Transparency

Saint Clare's Health offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $33.78. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf