Bilingual Psychiatric Social Worker/Outpatient Therapist
Full-TimeDeadline 11/28/26
$65k - $75k/yr
Mid
Perth Amboy, NJ, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryMental & Behavioral Health
About the job
Responsibilities
Interview clients and confer with families, representatives of public and private agencies, schools, police departments, and other interested persons to obtain social, psychological, psychiatric, and other data needed for diagnosis and treatment.
Prepare complete, concise, accurate, and informative client histories incorporating pertinent information supplied by outside agencies.
Explain services and facilities to clients, their families, social workers, teachers, judges, and other interested persons.
Interpret staff recommendations to patients, their families, social workers, teachers, and other interested persons.
Provide guidance and assistance to people in need of psychiatric care and counseling, including those who may be antagonistic or afraid.
Assist patients who need help making satisfactory adjustments.
Prepare psychiatric and other reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Establish and maintain essential records and files.
Overview
The George J. Otlowski, Sr. Center for Mental Health Care is seeking a full-time Bilingual Psychiatric Social Worker to join our outpatient program in Perth Amboy, NJ. As one of the largest outpatient behavioral health centers in Middlesex County, we are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to individuals facing a wide range of psychiatric conditions and co-occurring disorders. Our multidisciplinary team delivers care through a comprehensive, individualized treatment approach that emphasizes recovery, rehabilitation, and realistic therapeutic goals tailored to each client’s needs.
The center’s diverse and collaborative staff includes a medical director, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, registered nurses, psychologists, social workers, social work interns, interpreters, and support personnel — all working together to support our community’s mental health and wellness.
Responsibilities
Under supervision performs work involved in providing psychiatric and social work services for clients; does related work as required, including, but not limited to the following:
Interviews clients and confers with families, representatives of the public and private agencies, schools, and police departments, and other interested persons, and obtains significant social, psychological, psychiatric, and other data needed for diagnosis and treatment.
Prepares complete, concise, accurate, and informative histories of clients incorporating pertinent information supplied by outside agencies.
Provides explanations of services and facilities to clients and their families and to social workers, teachers, judges, and/or other interested persons.
Interprets recommendations of staff to patients and their families, social workers, teachers, and other interested persons.
Provides guidance and assistance to persons in need of psychiatric care and counseling and who may be antagonistic or afraid.
Provides assistance to patients who need help in making satisfactory adjustments.
Prepares psychiatric and other reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Establishes and maintains essential records and files.
Qualifications
The anticipated starting base pay for this position is:
$65,000-$75,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
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