Director of Social Work - CareCore at Meadows

Social Worker

Healthcare Nursing Center is seeking a full-time social worker who will work with residents in the nursing home by identifying their psycho-social, mental, and emotional needs along with providing, developing, and/or aiding in the access of services to meet those needs.

Social worker is responsible for fostering a climate, policies, and routines that enable residents to maximize their individuality, independence and dignity. This climate shall provide residents with the highest practical level of physical, mental and psychosocial well-being and quality of life.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Review facility policies and procedures as part of the facility’s interdisciplinary team to assure compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Participate in reviewing and setting policies concerning resident care and quality of life.
• Participate in developing facility social work policies.
• Develop, maintain and utilize a listing of current community resources that are useful to residents and their families/significant others.
• Participate in quality assurance interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Understand and meet all government requirements for social service documentation.
• Document progress in meeting the psycho social needs of residents.
• Work with the interdisciplinary team and administration to promote and protect resident rights and the psychological well-being of each resident.
• Prevent and address resident abuse as mandated by law and professional licensure.
• Work with residents, families, significant others and staff to provide support, information and organization for taking a more proactive role in self advocacy to improve the quality of life/care for individual residents and those who live and work within the nursing home and the community at large.
• Completing Admission Assessments
• Discharge planning

Education: Bachelor in Social Work

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Social Services: 2+ year (Preferred)
• Long Term Care: 1 years (Preferred)