Social Worker (MSW), Full Time, Days - AMG Primary Care - Linden

Location: Linden, NJ

About the role

Responsible for counseling, assessing, and assisting individuals, families, or groups affected by illnesses or injuries—including rape, physical abuse, cancer, AIDS, and Alzheimer's—that may impair their ability to function normally.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychosocial assessments to determine patient needs, makes appropriate referrals, provides counseling and supportive services to patients and families, and makes referrals to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P).
• Identifies and maintains funding sources that support the Family Counseling & Guidance Program.
• Maintains statistical information and analysis of data, develops outcome measures for program evaluation, program development, and program facilitation.
• Other relevant duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• MSW from an accredited school of social work.
• NJ LSW or LCSW required.
• Previous medical hospital social work and grant experience strongly preferred.

Skills

• Maintains current knowledge of trends and advances in clinical practice and healthcare informatics, as well as new developments and innovations in hardware and software technology.
• Demonstrated initiative, problem identification, resolution, and analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

About Us

Atlantic Medical Group is a physician-led and physician-governed organization delivering high-quality health care at the right place, price, and time. We are a multispecialty physician group with over 1,000 doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants across more than 300 locations in northern and central New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania.

Our mission is to deliver exceptional care, recognizing the unique needs of all we serve. Our vision is to achieve the best outcomes with patients at the center of the physician-led team, driven by service, innovation, and continuous learning. Our integrated network provides seamless access to Atlantic Health's entire continuum of care, including nationally and regionally ranked hospitals. Several practices offer urgent care and walk-in services, covering all aspects of health from pediatrics to geriatrics, with enhanced access to referrals.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Coverage (for full-time and part-time team members working 22.5 hours per week or above).
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement).
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution.
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave.
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising.
• Parental, Adoption, and Surrogacy Leave.
• Backup and On-Site Childcare.
• Well-Being Rewards.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Fertility Benefits and Healthy Pregnancy Program.
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts.
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft, and Legal Insurance.