Supervisor, Social Work (HVIP) - Full Time - Hackensack Meridian Health

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center is in the process of building a robust hospital-based violence intervention program comprised of an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive services to victims of violence.  These victims will be identified when they present to the hospital, meet with a peer (with lived experience of violent injury) at the bedside, undergo a needs assessment, and receive intensive case management and wraparound services (including but not limited to educational opportunities, job training and placement, affordable housing, food security, mental health and addiction treatment services) long after the point of discharge.
 
Hospitals frequently treat victims of violence. Over the past two decades, emergency room doctors and trauma surgeons realized that far too many victims of violence disproportionately young men of color hurt by gang violence or women who suffered domestic violence would be treated and discharged from the hospital only to suffer another violence injury. In fact, studies found that as many as 40% of victims suffered a repeat injury and as many as 20% of victims were dead within five years of the original injury. To break this cycle of violence, interdisciplinary teams were developed to deliver wraparound services to treat and rehabilitate victims of violence.

A day in the life of a Supervisor of Social Work at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

1. Daily case consultation and oversight of day-to-day functions of Clinical Therapists and Mental Health Specialists.
2. Provide weekly supervision to staff acquiring hours for clinical license and weekly supervision for interns (if applicable).
3. Train all front-line staff in best practices (including but not limited to trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and anti-racist principles).
4. Train other departments within the hospital and outside community agencies on trauma-informed care.
5. Provide trauma-informed services to clients and their families using various therapeutic approaches and techniques (including but not limited to individual and group therapy, crisis intervention).
6. Provides a comprehensive assessment of client's psychosocial needs, develops treatment plans and treatment plan reviews based on findings and according to department policy.
7. Participate in weekly staff meetings, professional development/training, and team building activities.
8. Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
9. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
10. Lifts a minimum of 5 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 5 lbs. and stands a minimum of 1 hour a day.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

1. Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling
2. Three (3) years of supervisory/management experience
3. Clinical experience working with victims of violence, mental health/substance use treatment, crisis intervention, and case management
4. Willingness and ability to work one or two evenings per week until 7 or 8 p.m., some weekends possible
5. Strong supervisory and problem-solving skills
6. Commitment to working with target population
7. Ability to work well with diverse populations
8. Strong communication and organizational skills

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

1. Knowledge of substance abuse issues and experience working with substance abuse patients
2. Experience with grants and hospitals
3. Experience working with victims of violence

Licenses and Certifications Required:

1. NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
2. Clinical Social Worker Supervision Certification.

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

1. Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) certification

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!