Licensed Social Worker- Group Dual Diagnose/Addiction Medicine

About the Role

Hampton Behavioral Health Center is a private behavioral healthcare center offering advanced behavioral health, diagnostic treatment services for adults, adolescents, and older adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs. We are currently looking for a Full Time Group Licensed Social Worker to work on our Dual Diagnose/Addiction Medicine unit.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the patient's mental and psycho-social needs and provide services to meet these needs in order to attain or maintain the highest practical level of physical, mental, and psycho-social well-being.
• Coordinate and manage services provided to each patient to establish a focused, individualized program geared towards specific goals unique to that patient.
• Act as a liaison for patient, family, and staff, overseeing day-to-day operations of all care provided to ensure successful patient outcomes.
• Conduct clinical assessment and treatment of designated patients on assigned unit.
• Manage discharge planning.
• Participate as a member of multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Use an understanding of principles of growth to assess each patient's age-specific needs and provide age-specific treatment and care.
• Conduct individual, family, and group therapy by encouraging open communication and verbalization of feelings in an attempt to increase self-awareness and identify and resolve problems.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work and licensure as a social worker in the State of New Jersey required.
• Experience with Dual Diagnose and/or Addiction Medicine preferred.
• Minimum of 1-2 years clinical expertise in individual, group, family, and marital therapy.
• Previous experience in case management discharge planning preferred.
• Psychiatric inpatient experience preferred.
• Strong writing and communications skills.

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment.
• Career development within Hampton and UHS.
• On-site opportunities for Continuing Education and CEU's.
• Competitive Compensation.
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescriptions Plans.
• 401(k) with company match and stock purchase plans.