Social Worker (MSW), Full Time, Variable Shift, AMG Primary Care- Linden, NJ

Job description

Responsible for counseling, assessing, and assisting individuals/families or groups who are affected by illnesses or injuries, including rape, physical abuse, cancer, AIDS, and Alzheimer's, that may impair their ability to function.
Principal Accountabilities:
• Provides psychosocial assessments to determine patient needs, makes appropriate referrals, provides counseling and supportive services to patients/families, makes referrals to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P)
• Identifies and maintains funding sources which supports the Family Counseling & Guidance Program.
• Maintains statistical information and analysis of data, develops outcome and measures for program evaluation, program development and facilitation of program.
• Other relevant duties as assigned

Required:
• High School Diploma or GED
• MSW from an accredited school of social work.
• NJ LSW or LCSW required.
• Previous medical hospital social work and grant experience strongly preferred.

Preferred:
• Maintains current knowledge of trends and advances in clinical practice and healthcare informatics, as well as new developments and innovations in hardware and software technology.
• Demonstrated initiative, problem identification, resolution and analytical skills are essential, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills