Lead Social Worker LCSW - Part Time - 22.5 hours - Every Saturday/Sunday - Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, NJ

Job Description

Responsible for ensuring that the primary operations of the case management 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.
8. Provides discharge planning based on meeting identified goals of the treatment plan anywhere.
9. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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. LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker).
3. 2+ years of experience in healthcare or mental health care or a related field.

Preferred:
1. Four (4) or more years of experience in healthcare or mental health care or a related field with managerial/supervisory.
2. Two (2) or more years of case management experience in either inpatient or outpatient setting with knowledge base of discharge planning, community health, managed care, Medicare, Medicaid requirements etc.

About Us

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.

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:

• Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
• Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
• Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare - 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
• Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
• Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:

Team Member Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• 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, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

Job Info

• Minimum Salary (Hourly Rate): 33.330000
• Maximum Salary (Hourly Rate): 58.670000
• Assignment Category: Part time - Benefits
• Hours per Week: 22.5
• Primary Shift: Day
• Salary Admin Plan: ALH