Lead Social Worker Full Time, 8AM-4PM, Overlook Medical Center, NJ

Responsible for ensuring that the primary operations of the Outpatient Oncology Social Work department function efficiently. Maintains a caseload or assignment as per requirement while providing a first line resource to social workers. Acts as a liaison for medial and social issues that may arise, and communicates information and recommendations to the management as needed.


Principal Accountabilities:


1. Assesses the phyco-social needs of the patient and family and develops a treatment/care plan in concert in with patient, physicians, nurses and other members of the departmental team.
2. Provides crisis intervention, and supportive counseling to patients and their families as needed and may refer to outpatient resources as appropriate.
3. Serves as patient advocate and liaison with physicians, families, insurance company, community agencies and others as needed to ensure continuity of care.
4. Links patients/family to the appropriate community support groups and resources including, information/referral to sources of financial assistance, transportation, support groups, and other community services.
5. Documents patient/family status, diagnosis, treatment plan, goals, and interventions, evaluation results, observations and progress in medical records.
6. Assists with the interviewing, orientation, training and ongoing development of program staff including coordinating team meetings and managing staff coverage.
7. Provides clinical and administrative supervision for social workers and clinical social workers on the team.
9. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required: 
1. MSW (Master of Social Work) Degree from an accredited school of social work or Master's Degree (or higher) level clinician in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or Marriage or Family Counseling, or Licensed Ph.D. in a related field.
2.LSW Required
3. 2+ years of experience in oncology healthcare or mental health care or a related field.

Preferred:
1. Four (4) or more years of experience in healthcare Social Work or Oncology or a related field with managerial/supervisory.

2.  LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or Licensed Ph.D
 

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for  the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years 
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
• NJ Sustainable Business 

Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a World’s Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report.

Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region’s leader in neuroscience care. A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services.  We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere e