Social Worker MSW Care Mgmt - FT - HPW

Capital Health (US); Pennington (NJ); On-site; USD 48,202 - 62,970; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Retirement Savings and Investment Plan

Paid time-off program

Job summary

Capital Health (US) is seeking a full-time Social Worker for case management. This role requires a Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) and at least one year of experience in healthcare. The Social Worker will assess patients’ clinical and social needs, working with a multidisciplinary team to facilitate timely discharges.

The position includes comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, and retirement plans, and requires strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in hospital case management or healthcare.
• Licensed Social Worker credential required.
• Comfortable working with diverse age ranges and populations.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and plans appropriate discharge based on patient needs.
• Identifies social and financial barriers to timely discharge.
• Documents clinical record and comprehensive assessment of patient needs.
• Collaborates with health care team to improve patient transitions.

Skills

Excellent communication

Conflict management

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW)

Job description

Capital Health is a region's leader in quality patient care, investing in physicians, nurses, staff, and advanced technology. Capital Health is a dynamic healthcare resource accredited by DNV, comprising two hospitals, an outpatient center, satellite ED, and an expansive network.

Capital Health Medical Group consists of more than 600 physicians and other providers who offer primary, specialty, and hospital-based services throughout the region.

Compensation

Pay Range: $34.99 - $45.71 per hour.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Position Type: full‑time equivalent (1.0 FTE). Compensation may vary with hourly assignment or part‑time status.

Position Overview

Assesses, intervenes, and plans appropriate discharge based on patient’s clinical, social, and functional needs. Integrates assessment using cultural, clinical, ethnic, age and other factors into the plan of care to implement transition plans. Acts as an active member of the care management team in the discharge planning process identifying complicated social and financial factors and barriers to appropriate and timely discharge. Refers patients, families, and caregivers to resources for abuse/neglect/domestic violence, alcohol and substance abuse.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW).

Experience: One year in hospital case management or health care.

Other Credentials: Licensed Social Worker.

Continuing Education: 4 hours of stroke‑related contact hours annually if assigned to indicated units (Critical Care, Intermediate Care, Emergency, Neuro, Cardiology, Peds ED, PACU, Interventional Radiology, CNI, Observation).

Knowledge & Skills

Excellent communication, conflict management, organizational and planning skills.

Special Training

Clinical experience in a medical environment; knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software, case management and patient information systems.

Mental, Behavioral & Emotional Abilities

Comfortable working with diverse age ranges and populations.

Essential Functions

• Documents clinical record, comprehensive assessment of patient needs including barriers to timely discharge, clinical interventions, support and appropriate community resources according to policy and recognized format.
• Uses culturally competent skills to assess individual patient needs and refers to professional staff as necessary. Identifies barriers and plans interventions to overcome or lessen barriers to achieve outcomes.
• Collaborates, educates and assists health care team to identify social and financial barriers that delay appropriate transitions through multidisciplinary rounds and documentation.
• Documents referrals and interventions related to abuse, neglect, domestic violence, alcohol and substance abuse, crisis intervention. Performs educational sessions for health care team on abuse/neglect issues and reporting.
• Completes mental health/psych assessments when appropriate. Advocates for services for all patients with payor and providers of post‑acute care service and community service to optimize outcomes.
• Participates in staff development and performance improvement program activities to increase self‑knowledge, staff awareness of bio‑psycho‑social issues and functioning, improve departmental design, and meet regulatory requirements.
• Attends and participates in regular departmental performance programs, staff meetings, and hospital‑wide committees to analyze and respond to issues significant to social work services and identify opportunities for improvement.
• May perform follow‑up service as needed to measure clinical outcomes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Frequent physical demands include: Standing, walking, carrying objects, keyboard use, repetitive motion.

Occasional physical demands include: Sitting, climbing (stairs or ladders), pushing/pulling, twisting, bending, reaching forward, reaching overhead, squatting/kneeling/crawling, wrist positions, pinching/fine motor activities.

Continuous physical demands include: Lifting floor to waist 15 lbs; lifting waist level and above 10 lbs.

Sensory requirements include: Bloodborne pathogens, airborne communicable disease.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & in‑house employee pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic group life insurance and accident death & dismemberment (AD&D)
• Supplemental group life & accident death & dismemberment insurance
• Long‑term disability (LTD)
• Short‑term disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter transit
• Commuter parking
• Supplemental life insurance
• Voluntary life spouse
• Voluntary life employee
• Voluntary life child
• Voluntary legal services
• Voluntary accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance
• Voluntary identity theft insurance
• Voluntary pet insurance
• Paid time‑off program

The pay range listed represents a good‑faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. Factors such as location, experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, market data, and internal equity may influence base salary or rate. Bonus and incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.

The salary applies specifically to the advertised position and does not include potential bonuses, incentives, differential pay or other compensation forms. Actual total compensation may vary based on experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant criteria.