What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Clinical Social Worker position at Hackensack Meridian Health?
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.
At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.
Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker treats patients by utilizing a variety of modalities as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical treatment team. Also provides psychological/social interventions that support patients and families relating to behavioral health, levels of care, hospitalization, disease and illness and wellness and recovery.
This LCSW will work in Adolescent Medicine. Experience with eating disorders is strongly preferred.
The hours are 9am -5:30pm, Monday-Friday.
Qualifications:
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Master's degree in Social Work (MSW).
- Minimum of 2 years of post-licensure work experience.
- Ability to perform psychosocial assessments and develop treatment plans.
- Knowledge of crisis intervention theory, its application in a variety of settings, as well as knowledge of disease management and disease process and differential diagnoses, and treatment techniques.
- Ability to work as part of a team, while building collaborative relationships.
- Must possess excellent follow through and attention to detail.
- Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Ability to provide guidance/mentorship to other team members.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!