Social Worker

Cheektowaga, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Social Worker
Shift: Full Time
Rate: $23.00/hr. to $26.00/hr. (depending on experience)

JOB SUMMARY:

The social worker works directly with residents to identify their psychosocial mental and emotional needs along with providing developing and/or aiding in the access of services to meet those needs. Services will be provided in accordance with the CMS and NYS regulations along with strict adherence to facility policies. The social worker is responsible for fostering a patient centered care policies and routines that enable residents to maximize their individuality independence and dignity. This patient centered care provides residents with the highest practical level of physical mental and psychosocial well-being and quality of life.

Responsibilities:

Upon admission the social worker will complete a social history and psychosocial assessment for each resident that identifies social emotional and psychological needs.
Upon admission the social worker will determine the residents code status will maintain advance directive paperwork/policies at all times ensuring 100% of facility wide accuracy and will assist residents/representative in modifying advanced directives when desired.
Participate in the development of a written interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident that identifies the psychosocial needs/issues of the resident the goals to be accomplished for those needs/issues and the appropriate social worker interventions.
Facilitate Care Plan meeting with resident/family and interdisciplinary team admission quarterly annually and significant changes.
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 in addition to referring them to the appropriate services when the facility does not provide the needed services.
Act as staff liaison for resident counsel and family counsel groups.
Provide clinical interventions to address catastrophic events that occur during the residents stay in the facility.
Discharge planner by identifying residents discharge plans and coordinate the resident discharge planning process by making referrals for appropriate home care services prior to the residents return to the community.
Meet with and provide counsel and support to those residents with psychosocial needs those that self-direct care in a manner that prohibits them reaching their highest practicable level of functioning and those needing additional support and TLC.
Provide a summary documentation no less than quarterly based on the MDS schedule. Such documentation shall be in the form of a progress note and shall be completed prior to completion of the MDS as assigned on the MDS schedule.
Completion of BIMs Mood Psychosocial Behavior and Discharge observations timely and in accordance with established policies and guidelines
Complete sections of the MDS as assigned timely and accurately.
Daily documentation on resident/representative interactions.
Facilitate room-changes.
Participate in QAPI including the completion and presentation of audits as assigned as well as the identification of issues related to resident wellbeing.
Completing all required documentation in the medical record (EMR)
Work collaboratively with members of all disciplines internally and externally to ensure the highest quality of care for residents and families
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Social Work Human Services or Psychology degree with experience in geriatrics
Must have one year supervised social work experience (paid/volunteer) in a health care setting working directly with individuals

BENEFITS:

Weekly Paychecks
Referral Bonuses
Peer Mentorship
Generous Paid Time Off

Apply today to become part of a supportive team that prioritizes quality care and service!

Social Worker Shift: Full TimeRate: $23.00/hr. to $26.00/hr. (depending on experience)JOB SUMMARY:The social worker works directly with residents to identify their psychosocial mental and emotional needs along with providing developing and/or aiding in the access of services to meet those needs. Ser...

Social Worker
Shift: Full Time
Rate: $23.00/hr. to $26.00/hr. (depending on experience)

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsibilities:

Upon admission the social worker will complete a social history and psychosocial assessment for each resident that identifies social emotional and psychological needs.
Upon admission the social worker will determine the residents code status will maintain advance directive paperwork/policies at all times ensuring 100% of facility wide accuracy and will assist residents/representative in modifying advanced directives when desired.
Participate in the development of a written interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident that identifies the psychosocial needs/issues of the resident the goals to be accomplished for those needs/issues and the appropriate social worker interventions.
Facilitate Care Plan meeting with resident/family and interdisciplinary team admission quarterly annually and significant changes.
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 in addition to referring them to the appropriate services when the facility does not provide the needed services.
Act as staff liaison for resident counsel and family counsel groups.
Provide clinical interventions to address catastrophic events that occur during the residents stay in the facility.
Discharge planner by identifying residents discharge plans and coordinate the resident discharge planning process by making referrals for appropriate home care services prior to the residents return to the community.
Meet with and provide counsel and support to those residents with psychosocial needs those that self-direct care in a manner that prohibits them reaching their highest practicable level of functioning and those needing additional support and TLC.
Provide a summary documentation no less than quarterly based on the MDS schedule. Such documentation shall be in the form of a progress note and shall be completed prior to completion of the MDS as assigned on the MDS schedule.
Completion of BIMs Mood Psychosocial Behavior and Discharge observations timely and in accordance with established policies and guidelines
Complete sections of the MDS as assigned timely and accurately.
Daily documentation on resident/representative interactions.
Facilitate room-changes.
Participate in QAPI including the completion and presentation of audits as assigned as well as the identification of issues related to resident wellbeing.
Completing all required documentation in the medical record (EMR)
Work collaboratively with members of all disciplines internally and externally to ensure the highest quality of care for residents and families
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Social Work Human Services or Psychology degree with experience in geriatrics
Must have one year supervised social work experience (paid/volunteer) in a health care setting working directly with individuals

BENEFITS: