Social Worker (MSW) LSW- FT- Morris County & Part of Passaic County, Morristown, NJ

Traveling to and working within both Morris County & Part of Passaic County. Please note that travel to these counties is a required part of the position (travel to homes, nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities etc.) Weekends Expectations - 1-2 weekends per month Principal Accountabilities:

• Performs comprehensive psychosocial assessments.
• Identifies behaviors and issues that affect coping at the end of life.
• Identifies issues that may have an impact on the safety of patients and families Identifies availability of support systems to meet patient/family goals.
• Identifies bereavement risks and communicates these appropriately.
• Collaborates with other disciplines in the development of the plan of care.
• Counsel's patients and families in strategies to cope with issues of loss and terminal illness.
• Participates with other disciplines in family conferences.
• Provides referrals to appropriate community services.
• Knowledge of age-appropriate behaviors, needs and interventions.
• The ability to work with people of diverse cultures and socioeconomic status.
• Facilitates movement between levels of hospice care.
• Participates in the agency’s Performance Improvement program.
• Assists with growing agency business.
• Cross trains to learn new skills

• At Atlantic Health, 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 22,000 team members.
• Headquarters 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: Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ Atlantic Medical Group Atlantic Visiting Nurse Atlantic Mobile Health Atlantic Rehabilitation We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.