Social Worker

All Your Needs. All Our Hearts.

McKendree Village located on a beautiful 40-acre campus offers all levels of care: IL, AL, SNF, LTC. This campus offers care for 300 residents and patients who rely on us for life enrichment and quality of care.

We offer an array of employment opportunities for all types of professional interests. We offer competitive wages and benefits, tuition assistance and professional advancement programs.

We are currently seeking a Social Worker to join our team! With an exceptional reputation, the Assisted Living campus boasts an excellent regulatory track record and employee satisfaction for 60 years.

Come join our enthusiastic team! It’s not just our promise, it’s our passion

Your Role in the Company

The primary purpose of your job position is to assist in planning, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the overall operation of our facility’s Social Services Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Director of Social Services and/or Administrator, to assure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual basis.

Elements of the Position

· Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the social service programs of this facility.

· Assist in the development, administering, and coordinating of department policies and procedures.

· Keep abreast of current federal and state regulations, as well as professional standards, and make recommendations on changes in policies and procedures to the Social Services Director or Administrator.

· Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures for the identification of medically related social and emotional needs of the resident.

· Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.

· Involve the resident/family in planning social service programs when possible.

· Assist in arranging transportation to other facilities when necessary.

· Refer resident/families to appropriate social service agencies when the facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident.

· Provide information to residents/families as to Medicare/Medicaid, and other financial assistance programs available to the resident.

· Provide consultation to members of our staff, community agencies, etc., in efforts to solve the needs and problems of the resident through the development of social service programs.

· Coordinate social service activities with other departments as necessary.

· Assist in standardizing the methods in which work will be accomplished.

· Assist in providing solutions for social and practical environmental problems including seeking financial assistance, discharge planning including collaboration with community agencies, and referrals to other community agencies when specialized assistance is required.

· Attend and participate in continuing educational programs designed to keep you abreast of changes in your profession, as well as to maintain your license on a status.

· Ensure that all social services personnel attend and participate in annual facility in-service training programs as scheduled e.g., OSHA, TB, HIPAA, Abuse Prevention, Safety, Infection Control, etc. Interpret social, psychological, and emotional needs of the resident/family to the medical staff, attending physician, and other resident care team members.

· Assist in obtaining resources from community social, health and welfare agencies to meet the needs of the resident.

· Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related social functions to ensure that tasks involving potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.

· Review departmental complaints and grievances from personnel and make written reports to the Administrator of actions taken.

· Follow facility’s established procedures.

· Others as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed by the Director or Administrator.

· Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.

Qualifications
One year in a healthcare setting where the individual is working as a supervised social worker who works directly with individuals.
Qualifications of Social Worker >120 Beds. This regulation requires any nursing home that has more than 120 beds to have a full-time social worker on staff. The social worker must meet the following qualifications:

Education
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social work; OR
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a human-services related major, including sociology, gerontology, psychology, rehabilitation counseling or special education; AND

C ourage and Commitment to Exceed Expectations
O ptimistic about our Future
M otivate Yourself and Others
P atient Hearts Giving Passionate Care
A chieve Success with Integrity
S ervant Leadership, Valued Employees
S trength Through Perseverance
I nspired Excellence
O neness with Teamwork
N urture with Loving Kindness

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hermitage, TN 37076: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• Clinical Social Worker (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55,000 - $60,000