Social Worker

Job Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Social Worker to join our team. As a Social Worker, you will be responsible for providing psychosocial support and assistance to skilled nursing home residents and their families.

Duties:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

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

- Reviews Admission paperwork and addresses advanced directives (Do Not Resuscitate, Health Care Proxy and Living Wills)

- Interview residents/families to obtain social history

- Assist in developing preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the social service needs of each resident

- Develop and maintain a good rapport with all services involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is achieved in developing a comprehensive plan of care

- Monitors adjustment to level of care

- Review and revise care plans and assessments as necessary

- Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc. and submitting such to the Director as required

- Ensure that all charted progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service

- Review nurses’ notes during the reference period and PRN to determine if the care plan is being followed. Report problem areas to the Director of Nursing

- Interpret social, psychological, and emotional needs of the resident/family to the medical staff, attending physician, and other resident care team members

- Coordinates resident internal moves, discharge planning, and referrals

- Provides financial assistance with internal moves such as referrals to social service programs, rep payee information, assistance with insurance issues/claims such as Long Term care or Prescription plans

- Addresses grievances for residents and families

- Participate in discharge planning; development and implementation of social care plans and resident assessments

- Participates or facilitates groups such as the Alzheimer's Support Group or Resident Council and Town Hall Meetings

- Participates in the Quality Assurance program

- Participates in the nursing home Accident and Incident teams and Fall team

- Review and Discuss Medicare Cut Letters with residents

- Assist with Dining Room duty

- Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience

An individual with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social work or a bachelor’s degree in a human services field including, but not limited to, sociology, gerontology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, and psychology; and one year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $26.00 per hour

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $26