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Valley Health System
Paramus, New Jersey

Social Worker, MSW, Care Coordination, Part Time, Day

Social WorkerPart-Time

Listed compensation

$39.33-$49.16/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Position Summary

To engage patients and families in identifying psycho-social needs in order to develop appropriate interventions and coordinate optimal, and safe plans of care. To educate, counsel, and refer as indicated. To plan and communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team and community resources and support the Information Sharing Core Element of PFCC.

Education

Master's degree in social work from an accredited program.

Experience

Previous social work experience preferred.

Skills

New Jersey Social Work License required. MSW and LSW or LCSW required. Effective group process skills. Effective oral and written communication skills to express ideas clearly. Effective listening skills.

Ability to pay attention to details, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure. Ability to follow-through using appropriate channels of communication. Ability to pay attention to details, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure.

Ability to function competently in stressful situations and the changing work environment related to changing patient needs, including working with patients with acute, chronic, and complex disease processes.

Ability to work cooperatively with patients, family members, and multidisciplinary team members (i. e., physicians, Rehab, Respiratory, DI, Lab, etc.). Ability to utilize effective time management to set priorities, perform job related responsibilities, and respond quickly to emergency situations. Ability to use effective analytical and critical thinking skills to problem-solve.

  • Job Location
  • The Valley Hospital-Paramus

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Benefits

  • Medical/Prescription, Dental & Vision Discount Program (Full Time/Part Time Employees)
  • Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D(Full Time Employees)

Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plans

Supplemental Voluntary Benefits ( e. g. Short-term and Long-term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Legal Support, etc.)

  • 6 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (varies), Wellness Time Off, Extended Illness
  • Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center Membership Discount
  • Day Care Discounts for Various Daycare Facilities

Salary

Joining Valley Health System means becoming part of a dedicated team that values the highest quality of care in a supportive environment.

In our commitment to high performance and reliability, we encourage and recognize exceptional individual performance through our industry leading compensation practices including a starting salary and benefits in accordance with your role, experience, education, and licensure.

Actual individual salaries vary depending on these factors. The salary listed does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.

Pay Range: $39.33 - $49.16 (per hour)

EEO Statement

Valley Health System does not discriminate on the basis of ancestry, age, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, civil union status, color, creed, disability, domestic partnership, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, marital status, medical condition or illness, mental or physical handicap, national origin, nationality, perceived disability, pregnancy, race, refusal to submit to genetic testing or make available results of such tests, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other protected basis, in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws. This applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.

Key Responsibilities

Assess patients' and families' psychosocial needs and develop interventions, coordinating safe and appropriate plans of care. Educate, counsel, and make referrals as needed while communicating with the multidisciplinary team and community resources.

Requirements

A master's degree in social work from an accredited program and a New Jersey social work license are required; an MSW and LSW or LCSW are specified. Previous social work experience is preferred, along with effective communication, listening, teamwork, time-management, and critical-thinking skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentCare CoordinationPatient And Family CounselingReferral CoordinationInterdisciplinary CollaborationCommunity Resource CoordinationOral CommunicationActive ListeningAttention To DetailAnalytical ThinkingProblem-Solving

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 53% are remote, 10% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$92k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,562 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Paramus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$987k
Typical market rent
$5,508/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Valley Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Paramus, New Jersey
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical/Prescription
Dental & Vision Discount Program
Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D
Flexible Spending Accounts
Commuter Benefit Plans
Supplemental Voluntary Benefits
6 Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off