Social Worker I (2 Openings) Position Available In Middlesex, New Jersey

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey has opening for a Social Worker I (2 openings) for the Clinical Research and Occupational Medicine Division within the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, located in Piscataway, NJ. The Social Worker I functions with considerable autonomy in providing professional social work and case management services to World Trade Center ( WTC ) first responders and their families related to their health care and general well-being for a Federally contracted health program. Under supervision, provides supportive psychotherapeutic counseling and/or crisis intervention to patients and families.

Duties include:

Provides social work & case management services to WTC Health Program patients and their families/significant others. Addresses patient’s bio-psychosocial, social service, and resource needs and links patient and their families to services, resources and opportunities to maximize patient functioning and well-being. Assists patients in resolving social, emotional & environmental problems that interfere with psychosocial functioning and positive response to medical treatment. Under supervision, may perform mental health diagnostic assessments, maintains a caseload of individual therapy clients and co-lead groups. Develops therapeutic relationships with WTC patients and assesses needs of patients referred/identified. Responds with sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic factors impacting patients and their families. Conducts thorough assessments of patients’ biopsychosocial, social service and resource needs. Formulates treatment goals and plans for each patient assigned and works with patient and patient’s family to monitor progress towards those goals. Helps patients to navigate complex health and social service systems external to the WTC Health Program. Coordinates patient care and social work/case management needs with other WTCHP team members including Nurse Case Management, Physicians, Mental Health, Nursing, Benefit and Admin teams.

City:

Piscataway State:

NJ Posting Number:

25ST1374