LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER- GROUP DUAL DIAGNOSE/ADDICTION MEDICINE- FULL TIME (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)

About the role

Hampton Behavioral Health Center is a private behavioral healthcare center offering advanced behavioral health and diagnostic treatment services for adults, adolescents, and older adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs. The center is seeking a Full Time Group Licensed Social Worker for its Dual Diagnosis/Addiction Medicine unit. The Social Worker monitors patients' mental and psycho-social needs, provides services to meet those needs, coordinates individualized care plans, acts as a liaison among patient, family, and staff, and oversees daily care operations to ensure successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

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

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment.
• Career development within Hampton and UHS.
• On-site opportunities for Continuing Education and CEUs.
• Competitive compensation.
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription plans.
• 401(k) with company match and stock purchase plans.