What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker position at Elan Skilled Nursing?
Develops an on-going relationship with residents and their families.
2. Interviews and assists residents and family members with problems such as personal and family adjustments, finances, physical and mental impairments.
3. Secures information such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to residents situation, and evaluates these and residents capacities.
4. Counsels residents individually, with family, or in other small groups regarding plans for meeting needs, and aids residents to mobilize inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning.
5. Participates in the Interdisciplinary Care Plan process on a regular basis and assures that all psychosocial problems, goals, and methods are identified and incorporated into the Interdisciplinary Care Plan. Reviews the Interdisciplinary Care Plan with residents and or family members as required.
6. Maintains compliance with regulatory agencies in documenting assessments and progress notes along with entries of other relevant social service involvement in the residents care.
7. Maintains, interprets, conveys and assures adherence to all Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehabs policies and procedures and standards of governing bodies.
8. Provides information, tours of the facility, and assistance to prospective residents and family members
9. Establishes contact with local hospitals when a resident is temporarily transferred, and visits hospitalized residents as appropriate.
10. Works closely with all staff members of the facility to identify those residents and family members in need of social service intervention.
11. Refers residents and family members to community resources and other organizations.
12. Assists residents at meal time as assigned.
13. Assists in providing sensory stimulation to assigned residents as appropriate.
14. Assist with and coordinate admissions as assigned by Director of Human Services including updating waiting list, medical abstracts, tours and admission paperwork.
15. Assists with the management of our grievance process as assigned by the Director of Human Services.
16. Primarily responsible for long term stay residents does back up short stay residents as assigned by Director of Human Services.
17. Serves in the weekend and holiday manager on duty assignment.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Hold a current license under [the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act]; or hold a Bachelor's degree (B. A.) or a Masters degree (M.S.W.) from four-year college or accredited school university in Social Work or social welfare.
2. Interviews and assists residents and family members with problems such as personal and family adjustments, finances, physical and mental impairments.
3. Secures information such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to residents situation, and evaluates these and residents capacities.
4. Counsels residents individually, with family, or in other small groups regarding plans for meeting needs, and aids residents to mobilize inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning.
5. Participates in the Interdisciplinary Care Plan process on a regular basis and assures that all psychosocial problems, goals, and methods are identified and incorporated into the Interdisciplinary Care Plan. Reviews the Interdisciplinary Care Plan with residents and or family members as required.
6. Maintains compliance with regulatory agencies in documenting assessments and progress notes along with entries of other relevant social service involvement in the residents care.
7. Maintains, interprets, conveys and assures adherence to all Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehabs policies and procedures and standards of governing bodies.
8. Provides information, tours of the facility, and assistance to prospective residents and family members
9. Establishes contact with local hospitals when a resident is temporarily transferred, and visits hospitalized residents as appropriate.
10. Works closely with all staff members of the facility to identify those residents and family members in need of social service intervention.
11. Refers residents and family members to community resources and other organizations.
12. Assists residents at meal time as assigned.
13. Assists in providing sensory stimulation to assigned residents as appropriate.
14. Assist with and coordinate admissions as assigned by Director of Human Services including updating waiting list, medical abstracts, tours and admission paperwork.
15. Assists with the management of our grievance process as assigned by the Director of Human Services.
16. Primarily responsible for long term stay residents does back up short stay residents as assigned by Director of Human Services.
17. Serves in the weekend and holiday manager on duty assignment.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Hold a current license under [the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act]; or hold a Bachelor's degree (B. A.) or a Masters degree (M.S.W.) from four-year college or accredited school university in Social Work or social welfare.