Social Worker

Are you a Social Worker dedicated to improving the lives of seniors? As a social worker you will provide medically-related social services that help guests to attain and/or maintain their physical, mental and psychosocial well-being.

We take care of you too, with an attractive benefit package including:

• Competitive pay
• Life Insurance
• 401K with matching funds
• Health insurance
• AFLAC
• Employee discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• SPOTLIGHT, our virtual community and rewards and recognitions program, exclusively for staff members
• You will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and strong teamwork abilities

Responsibilities

• Completes admissions, social services evaluations, provides for social services or referrals, and maintains communication with resident and families
• Assists guests with financial and legal matters (e.g., applying for pensions, referrals to lawyers, referrals to funeral homes for preplanning arrangements);
• Provides discharge planning services (e.g., helping to place a guest on a waiting list for community congregate living, arranging intake for home care services, assisting with transfer arrangements to other facilities, working with outside agencies toward safe discharges);
• Provides or arranges needed counseling services and psychiatric medication management as indicated
• Assures documentation is accurate and timely in MDS care plans

Qualifications

• Current social work licensure in the state
• Bachelor’s degree in social work required; master's degree preferred
• One year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting is preferred
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