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Social Worker - $7,500 sign-on bonus

Opportunity Criteria

Employment TypeFull Time
Salary Range $22.00 to $0.00 / Hour
_*$7,500 Sign-on Bonus!*_

Birchwood Terrace is looking for an experienced Social Worker. This compassionate individual will provide for the physical, psychological, and social needs of the residents of the facility and motivate residents to make healthy adjustments to the nursing facility. This individual will implement social service interventions that achieve treatment goals, address resident needs, link social supports, physical care and physical environment to enhance quality of life. The Social Worker will assist in providing a clean, safe, dignified, happy and healthy environment for residents by performing the duties as described below.
* Generates enthusiasm and cooperation from residents, staff, facility members and outside agencies.
* Develops and maintains good interpersonal relationships with residents, staff, family members, and outside agencies.
* Assists with inquiries for Social Services as needed, collects prior stay and general information.
* Evaluates each resident according to their background, interest, ability, physical limitation and needs for the purpose of planning and implementing a meaningful social services program. Interviews residents as well as family, friends, or responsible party. Reviews transfer forms and history and physicians for appropriate and accurate information.
* Initiates discharge planning on admission with 14-day and quarterly updates as needed.
* Completes discharge planning when indicated/ordered, including discharge plan of care.
* Completes initial social and emotional assessment of residents, as well as on a quarterly basis and documents any significant changes.
* Attends resident care plan conference and actively participates in creating a meaningful plan of care.
* Creates, reviews and updates care plan and progress notes.
* Assists residents families in coping with skilled nursing placement, behavioral issues, physical illness, and disabilities of the resident, and the grieving process.
* Works with the patient, family and other team members to outline goals of stay at admission, the plan to meet those goals and discharge as appropriate.
* Implements social service interventions that achieve treatment goals, address resident needs, link social supports, physical care and physical environment to enhance quality of life.
* Attends daily stand up, monthly QA, IDT meetings as necessary, behavior management, and direct psych review meetings.
* Any other assignments as directed by the Administrator.

Qualifications:
* Bachelors Degree
* Must have at least 1 year of experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility
* MSW Preferred

Benefits:
* Health insurance
* Dental insurance
* Vision insurance
* Retirement plan
* Paid time off

Job Type: Full-time

Work Remotely
* No

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Benefits:
* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Referral program
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

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