Social Worker Licensed

at  RWJBarnabas Health

JOB SUMMARY:

The Hemophilia Treatment Center Social Worker assists patients and their families to obtain the maximum of available healthcare services through psychosocial assessment, counseling, education, and referral services. Responsible for the delivery of social work services for pediatric and adult patients and their families diagnosed with coagulation disorders.
Provides direct clinical social work services to patients and their families in an interdisciplinary team approach,Provide psychosocial assessment and care plan for patients and families, Identify barriers to care and develop strategies, Provide education for patients and families to ensure adequate age-appropriate knowledge of coagulation disorders, complications, and treatment, maintain updated education library and educational resources for patients/families, Coordinate and conduct school visits with patients, parent, and hemophilia center team, Act as a liaison to school and child study team for psychosocial and educational issues relating to patients bleeding disorder, Delivery of Support Services, individual, couple and family counseling, Organize and facilitate support and education groups, Participate in weekly interdisciplinary clinic and team meeting, Provide expertise on psychosocial aspects of coagulation disorders to hemophilia team,

QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from an accredited graduate school of social work with an MSW Master’s in social work degree,
State licensure required by the NJ State Board of Social Work Examiners
Licensed clinical social worker LCSW or licensed social worker LSW
One or two years of experience in a hospital setting is preferred.
RWJBarnabas Health is a

• Coordinating community resources necessary to maintaining the continuity of quality medical care by building and maintaining relationships with internal/external resources, making referrals to community agencies and entitlement programs
• Understand of all stages of growth and development to assess each patient s age specific needs to provide individual treatment and care,
• Evaluate patients’ medical, psychosocial, and social condition concerning their current needs to establish appropriate post-hospital care plans and any services that may be necessary while hospitalized for patients diagnosed with inherited bleeding and clotting disorders,
• Following the documentation policy of the social work department.