Social Worker Licensed

Job Title: Social Worker Licensed

Location: WILLIAMSON STREET

Department Name: Psy Adult PH Acute

Req #: 0000269639

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.

At RWJBarnabas Health, our behavioral health support teams operate at the heart of a compassionate, multidisciplinary environment dedicated to transforming the patient experience. Joining our team means becoming part of a premier academic healthcare network that values teamwork, excellence, and a shared commitment to delivering high-quality, safe clinical services across our communities. We are seeking a dedicated Licensed Social Worker (LSW) to provide comprehensive outpatient therapeutic interventions, case management, and intensive clinical support. If you are an empathetic advocate eager to combine evidence-based therapy with structured discharge planning and clinical mentorship, we invite you to build a rewarding career on our psychiatric care team.

A Typical Day
As a Licensed Social Worker within our partial hospital framework, a typical day might include the following:

• Clinical Assessment & Intake: Assessing patient needs through clinical interviews, chart/history reviews, and detailed psychosocial data sources to formulate comprehensive treatment plans.
• Evidence-Based Psychotherapy: Formulating and implementing advanced forms of psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals and families, including cognitive behavioral interventions, parental guidance, and specialized group therapies.
• Clinical Supervision & Mentorship: Mentoring and providing clinical supervision to frontline LSW staff members and rotating student interns in strict accordance with state board license requirements and field instructions.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Partnering fluidly with physicians, nurses, and program directors during treatment team meetings to analyze data from standard diagnostic instruments and modify clinical approaches accordingly.
• Discharge Navigation & Continuity: Designing and implementing discharge plans, facilitating hospital-to-hospital transfers, and collaborating with external community social service agencies to ensure a seamless post-acute transition.
• Family Engagement & Education: Interpreting the nature of illnesses and prescribed courses of treatment to families, serving as a primary model for holding family conferences, and delivering continuing education programming.
• Workforce Development & Compliance: Planning, developing, and delivering relevant in-service training programs geared toward improving staff assessment practices, enhancing patient programming, and maintaining absolute regulatory documentation standards.

This Role Might Be For You If:

• You are deeply passionate about leading clinical teams, mentoring developing clinicians, and creating a safe, non-judgmental environment during outpatient stabilization.
• You excel under pressure, maintain an exceptional professional demeanor, and stay highly current on acute crisis intervention and psychiatric de-escalation practices.
• You take operational pride in documentation excellence, ensuring assessments, progress logs, and discharge metrics meet strict compliance guidelines.
• You thrive in a highly collaborative team environment alongside medical physicians, nursing executives, and supportive community social service agencies.
• You believe that true clinical healing and workplace retention are optimized through visibility, open communication, deep empathy, and shared professional development.

To Be Considered:

• Education: Minimum of 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) in good standing in the State of New Jersey is strictly required.
• Experience: Prior post-graduate clinical social work experience working directly within a behavioral health, substance abuse, or psychiatric treatment setting is required. Two (2) years of experience as an LSW is highly preferred.