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Social Worker; MSW - LSW​/LCSW - Per Diem, Morristown Medical Center, NJ

Job in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, 07960, USA
Listing for: Direct Jobs
Per diem position
Listed on 2026-02-17
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Healthcare Nursing, Mental Health, Healthcare Administration, Community Health
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 10000 - 60000 USD Yearly USD 10000.00 60000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Social Worker (MSW) - LSW/LCSW) - Per Diem, Morristown Medical Center, NJ

Member of the ICU and Post ICU Family Support Social Work team. Provides supportive counseling to patients and families to help them adjust to the psychosocial impact of critical illness and communicates information and recommendations to the interdisciplinary team as needed.

Principal Accountabilities
  • Assess the psycho-social needs of the patient and family and develop a care plan in concert with the patient, physicians, providers, nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
  • Provide supportive counseling and or crisis intervention to patients and their families via a trauma informed approach. Assist with identification and teaching of coping strategies and provide relevant psychoeducation.
  • Provide emotional support during goals of care discussions and assist with the emotional processing of end-of-life decision making via anticipatory and acute grief support.
  • Advocate for the needs of patients and families including assessing and reporting abuse or neglect to relevant agencies.
  • Enhance communication with the multidisciplinary team via coordination and support during patient family meetings.
  • Provide assessment and counseling for children and teenagers surrounding a family member's critical illness including visit preparation as needed. Provide guidance to their adult caregivers regarding how to provide developmentally appropriate support and information.
  • Link patients/family to the appropriate community resources including support groups, outpatient counseling, and other community services and agencies.
  • Document patient/family assessment, interventions, observations and progress in medical records.
  • Assist with recruitment of patients for support group.
  • Provide education to multidisciplinary team on the psychosocial needs of patients and families experiencing Critical Illness and Post ICU Syndrome.
  • Participate in relevant unit or departmental meetings and maintain affiliations with national collaboratives.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
    • Qualifications

    Required Qualifications
  • MSW (Master of Social Work) Degree from an accredited school of social work.
  • LSW or LCSW required from State of NJ.
  • 2+ years of experience in healthcare or mental health care or a related field.
  • Previous counseling experience, medical hospital social work, support group facilitation experience strongly preferred.
    • Preferred Qualifications
  • Three (3) or more years of experience in healthcare Social Work or a related field.
    • About Us

    At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is;
    Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation.

    Our facilities and sites of care include:

    • Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
    • Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
    • Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
    • Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
    • Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
    • Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
    • Centra State Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
    • Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
    • Atlantic Mobile Health
    • Atlantic Rehabilitation

    We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of All Spire Health Partners.

    We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

    • 100 Best Companies to Work For (r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine for 15 years
    • Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
    • 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
    • 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
    • Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
    • Gold-Level "Well Workplace":
      Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
    • One of the 100 Best Workplaces for "Millennia ls" Great Place to Work(r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine
    • One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care:
      Great Place to Work(r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine
    • Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
    • NJ Sustainable Business

    Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

    We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Health grades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

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