Social Worker

Description

Social Worker

Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it's a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.

Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through a variety of residency and educational programs. Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.

A Brief Overview

Assists patients and their families in understanding illness and disabilities. Helps them resolve personal, financial and environmental difficulties which interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from care. Assists patients/families in developing and achieving a plan of care to obtain maximum benefits.

What you will do

• Contacts and interviews patients and families to assess and evaluate patient’s social, psychological and environmental situations. Reviews patient information obtained from physician, staff and medical records to determine patient needs.
• Provides social work services in accordance with social work assessment and diagnoses. Conducts individual/group treatment and information sessions for patients and families with personal and environmental difficulties which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical/psychiatric care.
• Directs patients and families to appropriate community agencies and resources for financial assistance, counseling, rehabilitation, auxiliary care and long term care via written and oral communication.
• Conducts, when required, complex discharge planning for patients with serious disabilities or illnesses, assessing needs for more specialized care and arranges placement in other health care facilities, rehabilitation institutions or extended care facilities as needed.
• Participates as an active, informative and cooperative team member of the health care staff by attending rounds for case finding/follow-up and giving verbal input toward the discharge plan while acting as an advocate for the patient.
• Legibly documents social work assessment and interventions in a timely manner in patient’s medical records.
• Maintains contact with families and agencies via telephone.
• Maintains appropriate and accurate written work statistics.
• May assist newly hired social workers and lower-classified department personnel in performance of their respective social work responsibilities by sharing professional knowledge and experiences relevant to a particular patient or situation.
• Provides emotional support and concrete services to patient and family members as needed.
• Arranges concrete services, such as ambulance transportation, as needed.
• Maintains written and oral contact with patient and family concerning social work intervention and discharge plan.
• Maintains staff and patient confidentiality.
• Observes hospital policy regarding fire and safety regulations, infection control standards, smoking regulations, telephone usage and other rules governing conduct while at work.
• Provides proper notice in advance for absence and tardiness.

Education Qualifications

• BSW minimally Required and
• MSW Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Previous experience in a hospital health care setting Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to effectively inter-relate with patient, family members, nursing staff, physicians and outside resources.
• Ability to evaluate and develop realistic social work interventions on a timely basis.
• Ability to implement and coordinate such interventions and social work plans.

Licenses and Certifications

• Must have a valid New Jersey social work license. Required and
• Compliance with continuing education requirements as mandated by the State Licensing Board. Required

At Holy Name, we believe in rewarding every team member with more than a paycheck—we invest in your future and well-being. Full-time and part-time employees have access to a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and quality of life. We offer low-cost medical coverage with generous employer contributions, dental and vision plans, discounted prescriptions, and access to on-site child care. Additional benefits include 401(k) matching, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, flexible spending accounts, legal and voluntary coverage options, life insurance, and free on-site parking. If you are hired at Holy Name, your final base compensation will be determined based on factors such as employment status (Full/Part-Time or Per Diem) skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider any internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Pay Range: $72,800.00 - $86,320.00

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.