Social Worker

St. Joseph's Health

Paterson (NJ)

On-site

USD 39,000 - 55,000

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, Rx, and vision plans

403b retirement plan options with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Paid holidays

Life Insurance Options

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Paterson is looking for a part-time Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessment and treatment planning. A Master's degree in Social Work and licensure as a Social Worker in New Jersey are required. The position involves managing a caseload and ensuring effective communication for improved patient outcomes. Benefits include health plans, a retirement plan, and PTO. This is an on-site role at St. Joseph's University Medical Center.

Qualifications

Knowledge of social work theories and principles.
Licensure as a Social Worker by the State of New Jersey required.

Responsibilities

Provide ongoing psychosocial assessment and treatment.
Manage discharge planning for patients.
Maintain communication to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Clear communication

Patient outcomes improvement

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

Responsible for providing ongoing psychosocial assessment, treatment and discharge planning to a variety of patients within the medical setting. Provides clear communication across the continuum to improve patient outcomes. Responsible for an assigned caseload of patients.

Qualifications

Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts normally acquired through completion of a Master's Degree in Social Work field. Licensure as a Social Worker by the State of New Jersey required

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
403b retirement plan options with company match**
Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
PTO, and paid holidays
Employee Assistance Program
LTD : Long Term Disability
Life Insurance Options

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About the Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

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