Job Title: Social Worker MSW
Location: Monmouth Medical Center
Department Name: Mental Health-Child OP
Req #: 0000271868
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.
Social Worker MSW – RWJBarnabas Health
Seeking to make a meaningful impact on the recovery and safety of psychiatric patients? At RWJBarnabas Health, our multidisciplinary patient care teams work collaboratively to provide high-quality, compassionate care to individuals facing diverse psychiatric illnesses. As a Social Worker MSW, work is performed within our Child and Adolescent Outpatient Behavioral Health program, serving as a vital clinician and supportive advocate for patients and families. Social Workers are a critical component of the care plan, redefining the patient experience through vigilance, empathy, and excellence. This is an opportunity to join a dedicated team focused on maintaining a secure and therapeutic healing environment.
A typical day for a Social Worker MSW may include:
- Receiving a formal report before starting your assignment to thoroughly understand all pertinent information related to your assigned patients.
- Providing direct clinical practice in the areas of psychotherapy (individual, family and group), treatment planning, consumer education, advocacy, and coordination of care.
- Participating as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team, facilitating intakes, completing biopsychosocial assessments, co-constructing treatment planning, initiating treatment interventions and providing crisis intervention.
- Performing clinical case management and completing outreaches in the community when appropriate.
- Completing statistics as required.
- Ensuring all documentation is completed in compliance with the requirements set by the NJ Division of Mental Health Services, Department of Health and The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
- Recognizing emergent or potential emergent situations and responding immediately and appropriately.
This role might be for you if:
- There is a passion for providing a safe, compassionate, and welcoming healthcare experience for psychiatric patients while providing a supportive environment with prompt and consistent service.
- Observation and clinical skills are exceptional, and you have the ability to remain alert at all times and appropriately manage aggressive, violent, or confused behaviors in an environment that can be physically and emotionally demanding.
- A high bar is set regarding patient rights, strict confidentiality of all communications and records, and strict adherence to Monmouth Medical Center hand hygiene protocols (washing hands prior to and after contact with patients).
- You easily refer to questionable issues or conflicts to the RN, Charge Nurse, or a designee for quick and safe resolution.
- Communication is effective with multidisciplinary teams, listening and communicating effectively to demonstrate professionalism with families, visitors, physicians, co-workers, and supervisors.
- You support teamwork by cooperative problem-solving through participation in meetings or projects, and utilize principles of continuous quality improvement to assess, measure, and improve department functions.
- You can organize work and set priorities with a minimum of supervision, make timely decisions consistent with objectives, demonstrate sound judgment, and benefit from constructive criticism.
To be considered for this Social Worker MSW opportunity you must have:
- Master of Social Work (MSW) or a psychology-related Master’s degree from an accredited program is required.
- Current New Jersey State clinical licensure as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) is required.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is preferred.
- A minimum of two to five (3-5) years of related experience in a child/adolescent psychiatry OR outpatient behavioral health services setting is required.
- Ability to correctly comply with all national patient safety goals, risk reduction procedures, and associated policies applicable to this scope of practice.
- Successful completion of the MMC clinical training orientation and annual BEST certification upon hire.
- Scheduling Requirements: Part-Time Day Shift: 20 hours per week, Monday - Thursday (2:00PM-7:30PM).
