LBSW or LMSW Social Worker

POSITION: SOCIAL WORKER (LBSW OR LMSW)

Are you looking for a meaningful career that allows you to be an advocate for your patients and their families? Join our team as a Social Worker! The qualified applicant for this position should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program and have knowledge of the case management process and needs of geriatric patients, including funding resources.

NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides excellent growth opportunities in a healthcare setting.

Position: Social Worker

Degree/License Requirements: LBSW OR LMSW

Qualifications:



*Licensure: LSW, LBSW or LMSW



*Experience: Prior work experience in a community or long-term care setting is preferred



*Skills: The candidate must have skills in communication, assessment, and social work methods and techniques.

The candidate must also be able to work effectively with various disciplines in an individual and team setting, have a working understanding of social systems, and implement pertinent state and federal regulations.

The candidate should be able to work in a fast-paced capacity.

Position Highlights:

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Clinical:


* Complete a social history and psychosocial assessment for each resident that identifies social, emotional, and psychological needs.


* Working with individual patients and families toward adjustment to center life and to crises of illness, disability, and death


* Serving in an advocacy role for patients and their families in expressing, defining, and resolving grievances


* reporting to the Director of Social Work Services the current status of social services and present needs


* Participate in developing a written, interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident that identifies the resident's psychosocial needs/issues, the goals to be accomplished for those needs/problems, and the appropriate social worker interventions.


* Ensure or provide therapeutic interventions to assist residents in coping with their transition and adjustment to a long-term care facility, including their social, emotional, and psychological needs.


* Ensure or provide support and education to residents/family members/significant others to assist in their understanding of placement and facility issues and refer them to the appropriate social service agencies when the facility does not provide the needed services.


* Provide clinical interventions to address catastrophic events during the resident's stay in the facility.


* Coordinate the resident discharge planning process and make referrals for appropriate home care services before the resident's return to the community.


* Maintaining confidentiality of professional information

Administrative:


* Develop, maintain, and utilize a listing of current community resources helpful to residents and their families and significant others.


* Participate in quality assurance in...