Social Worker I - Social Work Services

Prime Healthcare Services; Montclair (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Montclair Hospital Medical Center, part of Prime Healthcare Foundation, seeks a behavioral health social worker to provide emotional support, crisis intervention, and counseling to patients and families. The role includes case management, information/referral services, and coordination with a multidisciplinary team to plan discharge and ensure proper documentation throughout the stay.

Required are a Bachelor’s in Social Work or related field, a Master’s in Psychology, and current intern

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field required.
• Master's in Psychology required.
• Current registration as an intern with a licensing board.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling; information and referral; referrals for financial assistance and supportive services.
• Coordinate discharge planning and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Complete documentation and maintain clinical records during length of stay.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or other related field

Master’s in Psychology

Current registration as an intern with a Board, as appropriate to education and licensing requirements

Job description

Overview

At Montclair Hospital Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, Montclair Hospital Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Founded in 1973, Montclair Hospital, a 106-bed acutecare, not-for-profit community hospital, received the “100 Top Hospital” in the nation award from IBM Watson Health, thePatient Safety Excellence award from Healthgrades®, and the Women's Choice Award® for America'sBest Emergency Care. For more information visitwww.montclair-hospital.org

Responsibilities

To provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling; information and referral; referrals for financial assistance and supportive services to patients and families with problems that are related to hospitalization, illness, disability, or trauma. To provide case management & milieu management, data collection regarding psychosocial aspects related to the patient’s care, , assist in the re-evaluation of Treatment Plans and work as a member of a multidisciplinary 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

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or other related field OR
• Master’s in Psychology
• Current registration as an intern with a Board, as appropriate to education and licensing requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Master’s in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor or related field.
• Minimum one (1) year Inpatient l or Outpatient Behavioral Health experience.

Pay Transparency

Montclair Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $25.40 to $34.37. 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

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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