Part-Time Social Worker: Transplant & Advanced Care

virtua; Kresson (NJ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Virtua Health in New Jersey seeks a Social Worker to provide ongoing psychosocial support and navigation services to patients with advanced organ disease, transplant candidates and recipients, and caregivers across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The role involves collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team, ensuring regulatory documentation, and after-hours availability for emergent evaluations and candidate meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience in psychosocial assessment and counseling within medical settings.
• Ability to coordinate care across inpatient and outpatient teams.
• Familiarity with transplant processes and advanced care planning.

Responsibilities

• Inpatient and Outpatient Psychosocial Assessment and Counseling.
• Communicates psychosocial data to transplant and advanced organ disease teams and referral sources.
• Provides supportive counseling and collaborates with psychiatry or behavioral health when needed.
• Develops inpatient and community programs to support patients and families and facilitates access to resources.
• Maintains complete documentation of psychosocial assessments and referrals.
• Assist patients with advanced care planning and hospice/palliative care coordination.
• Acts as an advocate for patients and families throughout the continuum of care.
• Maintain a cumulative caseload and provide ongoing support across all phases of care.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Counseling

Care coordination

Cultural competence

Job description

Virtua Health in New Jersey seeks a Social Worker to provide ongoing psychosocial support and navigation services to patients with advanced organ disease, transplant candidates and recipients, and caregivers across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The role involves collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team, ensuring regulatory documentation, and after-hours availability for emergent evaluations and candidate meetings.