Social Worker Licensed

RWJBarnabas Health; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health seeks a Licensed Social Worker (LSW/LCSW) to provide trauma-informed, integrated care for co-occurring disorders. You will perform psychosocial assessments, conduct evidence-based psychotherapy, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team within a grant-funded program.

Ideal candidates hold an MSW and NJ licensure, with 1 year post-graduate experience in substance use settings, and a NJ LCADC is highly desirable for priority review.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Active state licensure as LSW or LCSW in New Jersey required.
• Active NJ LCADC highly desirable.
• Minimum of 1 year post-graduate clinical social work in substance use setting.
• Able to meet physical demands of therapy sessions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments.

Skills

Empathy

Clinical communication

Documentation

Clinical assessment

Education

MSW degree

Job description

Job Title: Social Worker Licensed

Location: NPC PLAZA BLDG

Department Name: Integrated Co-Occuring Grant

Req #: 0000261004

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $38.47 - $47.45 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Are you a licensed clinician passionate about delivering trauma-informed, integrated care to individuals navigating the intersection of mental health and chemical dependency? At RWJBarnabas Health, our Integrated Co-Occurring Grant teams operate at the forefront of behavioral health, delivering specialized medical and therapeutic interventions across complex dual-diagnosis populations.

As a Licensed Social Worker (LSW), you will leverage a strengths-based framework to conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments, facilitate evidence-based individual and group psychotherapy, and design targeted dual-recovery intervention paths. Operating within an innovative grant-funded infrastructure, you will work fluidly alongside a multidisciplinary medical team to break down barriers to care, mitigate relapse triggers, and optimize long-term clinical outcomes. We view our social workers as critical components of the therapeutic milieu, transforming the patient experience through clinical excellence, teamwork, and profound empathy.

A Typical Day

• Biopsychosocial Intakes: Performing detailed clinical psychosocial assessments, interpreting family dynamics, and reviewing medical/substance use histories to accurately define treatment needs.
• Dual-Recovery Treatment Planning: Designing and implementing individualized treatment plans that proactively identify substance use triggers, establish protective support mechanisms, and incorporate 12-step or holistic recovery participation.
• Evidence-Based Psychotherapy: Conducting high-quality individual, group, and family psychotherapy sessions in strict accordance with established departmental practice guidelines.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Partnering fluidly with physicians, nurses, and external community stakeholders during clinical planning conferences to regularly review, update, and modify integrated discharge plans.
• Clinical Compliance & Tracking: Maintaining legally compliant, precise electronic patient charts. Progress notes must be thoroughly documented within 24 hours of the Date of Service (DOS).
• Utilization Management Assistance: Understanding the specific healthcare payor identification process to ensure all delivered clinical services are accurately authorized.
• Milieu Safety Checkpoints: Performing random Urine Drug Screens (UDS) on patients as clinically indicated to monitor treatment compliance and safety.
• Family & Community Linkage: Involving families or active referral sources in all treatment endeavors unless contraindicated, while collaborating with outside social service agencies to ensure a seamless post-acute continuity of care.

This Role Might Be For You If:

• You Are an Advocate for Recovery: You possess a deep, empathetic passion for creating a welcoming, non-judgmental therapeutic environment for vulnerable populations navigating co-occurring diagnoses.
• You Are Evidence-Driven: You keep your clinical practice sharp by staying current on relevant addiction treatment modalities, behavioral health research, and national professional standards.
• You Value Documentation Excellence: You set a high bar for your charting, taking operational pride in meeting strict compliance deadlines and logging precise, daily milestone outcome data.
• You Believe in Strengths-Based Healing: You understand that long-term recovery is optimized when a clinician meets a patient's complex needs with structured vigilance, deep empathy, and a focus on individual strengths.

To Be Considered:

• Education: A Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) or a closely related human services graduate field from an accredited institutional program is required.
• Licensure: An active state board license as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in good standing in the State of New Jersey is strictly required.
• Specialized Certification: An active New Jersey LCADC (Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor) credential is highly desirable and will receive immediate priority review.
• Experience: A minimum of one (1) year of post-graduate clinical social work experience working directly within a substance abuse or addiction treatment setting is required.
• Physical Demands: Ability to sit frequently throughout the day while conducting therapy, with the physical coordination to occasionally stand, type constantly, and lift up to 25–50 lbs during routine material distribution or file management.