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PD Social Worker
Req #: 0000270874
Category: Social Work / Community Health
Status: Per Diem
Shift: Day
Facility: Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Department: Case Management
Pay Range: $49.34 per hour
Location:
225 Williamson Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
Job Title: PD Social Worker
Location: WILLIAMSON STREET
Department Name: Case Management
Req #: 0000270874
Status: Hourly
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $49.34 - $49.34 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 candidates educational background, skills and professional experience.
At RWJBarnabas Health, our behavioral health and case management support teams operate at the heart of a compassionate, multidisciplinary environment dedicated to transforming the patient experience. Joining our team means becoming part of a premier academic healthcare network that values teamwork, excellence, and a shared commitment to delivering high-quality, safe clinical services across our communities. Within our Case Management department at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, we are seeking a dedicated Per Diem Social Worker to provide essential frontline services to patients across the entire healthcare continuum. In this vital role, you will function as a clinical care partner alongside physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to address and resolve the social, financial, and psychological impacts of illness. If you are an empathetic advocate eager to combine direct patient counseling with structured discharge planning and multidisciplinary care coordination, we invite you to build a rewarding career with us!
A Typical Day
- Clinical Screening & Assessment: Identifying, screening, and completing thorough psychosocial assessments for patients across assigned medical and clinical units to guide appropriate interventions.
- Patient & Family Counseling: Providing direct counseling to patients and families navigating the emotional, psychological, and financial impacts of illness, hospitalization, and complex care transitions.
- Discharge Navigation & Resource Linkage: Formulating and implementing timely, compliant, and safe discharge plans, connecting patients with essential community resources, and conducting proactive follow-up care.
- Multidisciplinary Triage Collaboration: Partnering fluidly with the interdisciplinary healthcare team during case reviews to highlight the social components of care and adjust treatment approaches accordingly.
- Palliative Care Coordination: Supporting the palliative care team by facilitating family goal-setting conferences, managing liaisons with community hospices, home care providers, and long-term care facilities, and coordinating outreach initiatives.
- Clinical Documentation Excellence: Maintaining precise monthly statistics and entering accurate, clear, and legally compliant progress updates into the electronic medical record (EMR) in a timely manner.
- Educational Preceptorship: Participating in departmental staff meetings, attending community educational seminars, and providing field instruction or mentorship for rotating undergraduate and graduate social work students when available.
This Role Might Be For You If
- You are deeply passionate about creating a welcoming, structured, and non-judgmental environment for patients and families navigating chronic or acute health conditions.
- You excel under pressure, maintain an exceptional professional demeanor, and stay highly current on acute resource navigation, safety protocols, and healthcare systems.
- You take operational pride in documentation excellence, ensuring statistical logs, clinical care plans, and case notes are thoroughly recorded prior to the end of your shift.
- You are a high-energy, collaborative communicator who enjoys building trust-based relationships across diverse patient populations, medical professionals, and external community agencies.
- You believe that true clinical healing, community stabilization, and patient comfort are optimized through structured visibility, deep empathy, and shared professional development.
To Be Considered
- Education: A completed Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited School of Social Work is strictly required.
- Licensure: An active state board license as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in good standing in the State of New Jersey is strictly required.
- Experience: Prior post-graduate clinical social work or case management experience within a hospital infrastructure or acute care setting is strongly preferred.
- Language Assets: Bilingual fluency in Spanish is highly desirable and will receive immediate priority review for our diverse regional hubs.
- Physical Stamina: Physical capability to manage active standing and walking frequently, with the capacity to occasionally stoop, crouch, type frequently, handle light filing, and lift materials as needed to support a dynamic patient floor.
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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