Social Services Director / LSW - Northwestern Healthcare Center

Northwestern Healthcare Center, a member of the CommuniCare Family of Companies is currently recruiting for a Licensed Social Worker to join our team as the Social Services Director.

PURPOSE/BELIEF STATEMENT:

The position of Social Worker provides planning, assessing, coordinating, and implementation of services to enhance each resident’s social and psychosocial wellbeing and assure that care standards are met and the highest degree of quality resident care is provided at all times. The position must function as a team member, team leader, and supervisor to ensure that work is accomplished and quality care is delivered, supporting team members and taking direction from the Social Services Director. While focusing on delivering quality care, the position must also manage the resources within their control and assist others in managing resources.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and maintains a good working rapport with other direct care givers to assure their participation and support of all programs/services to benefit the residents’ psychosocial wellbeing.
• Participates in all care conferences and attends any other meetings re: resident care planning and/or center policymaking that affects the caring community concept.
• Reports all grievances and complaints and make necessary oral/written reports to the Director of Social Services/designee.
• Serves as the resident’s advocate at all times working in harmony with all direct care giving staff to assure that the resident’s needs are being met at all times (i.e. appropriate dress and clean appearance). Is aware of any changes in a resident’s condition and report immediately to the RN Charge Nurse
• Provides information to the Social Services/designee that would help to solve the problems of residents and better meet their needs.
• Determines the proper approach to an issue in question.
• Assist in identifying and correcting problem areas.
• Improves the quality of services and/or activities and increase a variety of opportunities and choices for the resident.
• Participates in orienting new staff to the center and working with them, supporting their services/contributions to the center.
• Works with the activity department to Involve family members and guests in activities whenever possible.
• Maintains confidentiality of all resident/family information at all times.
• Maintains contact with resident’s families by inviting them to care conferences, encouraging them to remain involved in the care and life of the resident, and informing them of any change in the resident’s psychosocial well-being as needed.
• Responsible for the performance of all psychosocial functions.
• Maintain proper documentation and perform general duties.
• Attend and participate in scheduled training, education classes, and orientation programs to maintain and enhance quality of care.
• Perform other related activities as assigned or requested.
• Maintain and work within established departmental, center, and home office policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 4 year college degree in social work or related field.
• Must be licensed by the State.
• Licensure exam through the State Social Worker and Counselor Board.
• Previous long term care experience.
• Experience with facilities that have a VA contract is a plus 

Benefits
As a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans. We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers. We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

About Us
A family-owned company, we have grown to become one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute care, which includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, assisted living communities, independent rehabilitation centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH). Since 1984, we have provided superior, comprehensive management services for the development and management of adult living communities. We have a single job description at CommuniCare, "to reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others." Through this effort we create "Caring Communities" where staff, residents, clients, and family members care for and about one another.