Social Worker, Mental Health

Social Worker - Full Time

HARTWYCK @ OAK TREE INC Edison, New Jersey

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 Social Work Associate works with residents by identifying their psychosocial, mental, and emotional needs along with providing and/or aiding in the access of services to meet those needs. Services are provided with strict adherence to all government regulations.

The Social Work Associate is responsible for both fostering a climate and developing routines to enable residents to maximize their individuality, independence, and promoting the highest practical level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well‑being and quality of life.

• Complete a social history and psychosocial assessment for each resident that identifies social, emotional, and psychosocial needs.
• Participate in the development of a written, interdisciplinary plan of care that identifies psychosocial needs & issues, appropriate social work interventions, and goals to accomplish. Document progress for each resident.
• Ensure or provide therapeutic interventions to assist residents in coping with their transition and adjustment to a long‑term care facility.
• Provide support and education to residents/family/significant others to assist in their understanding of the placement and facility issues and refer them to appropriate social service agencies, when required.
• Provide clinical interventions for residents to address catastrophic events that may occur.
• Coordinate resident discharge planning process and make referrals for appropriate home care services before discharge.
• Educate staff regarding the role of the Social Worker.
• Educate staff regarding the psychosocial needs of residents and their families/significant others as well as problems related to aging and disability.
• Educate staff regarding cultural diversity as well as recognizing and preventing abuse, neglect, and mistreatment.
• Educate staff, residents, and family/significant others regarding their rights and responsibilities, effective problem solving, and the availability of community, health, and social services that are available, including post‑discharge support.
• Develop and maintain a list of current community resources to assist residents and family/significant others.
• Participate in the development and review of policies and practices related to Social Work as well as resident care & quality of life.
• Understand and meet all government requirements, including documentation, certification, continuing education, and reporting.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information.
• Maintain full documentation and complete all administrative requirements, as required.

• BA or Master’s Degree in Social Work or a related field.
• Knowledge of case work process, counseling, and therapeutic process.

• Casework and group experience.
• Long‑term care facility experience.
• Prior work experience with geriatric and disabled populations.
• Bi‑lingual (Spanish).

• Certified Social Worker – Certification.

Minimum rate of $60,195.20 Annually.

Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.