Nursing Home Social Worker

Rockaway Care Center is looking for a full time Social Worker to work with our dynamic team and residents at our facility.

Responsibilities :

• Maintaining and / or improving resident’s ability to control everyday physical needs and mental / psychosocial needs
• Identifying individual social and emotional needs
• Developing and maintaining individualized care plans
• Participating in the planning of the resident’s admission, community re-entry or transfer to another facility
• Participating in interdisciplinary care plan meetings to ensure treatment of the social and emotional needs of the resident /
• The social worker will develop relationships with the residents and their families to ensure that their needs are provided in a timely and dignified manner
• Ensure that social services components of the MDS are completed and signed on a timely basis.
• Participate in Facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies, as necessary or as may be directed.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of social care plans and resident assessments.
• Maintain a quality working relationship with the medical profession and other health related facilities and organizations.
• Assure that social service progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service.
• Educate residents and families about the implementation of Advanced Directives.
• Upon admission review required policies and procedures.

Education :

Must possess, as a minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree in social work or psychology from an accredited school.

Licensed Masters Social Work preferred from an accredited school.

Experience :   Must have, as a minimum, one (1) year experiences as a Social Worker in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related medical facility, preferred.

Reports to :   Director of Social Work

Specific Requirements :

Working knowledge of state and federal regulations.

Must be able to read, speak, write and understand the English Language.

Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such actions.

Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents and family members.

Must possess the willingness to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.

Must possess patient, tact and a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents, if necessary.

Demonstrates commitment to continuing professional development.

Ability to recognize and later describe persons associated with nursing homes safety and security.

Working Conditions

Works in office areas as well as throughout the nursing service area (i.e., units, resident’s rooms, etc.)

Sits stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during working hours.

Is subject to frequent interruptions.

Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies, under all conditions / circumstances.

Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel and visitors.

Communicates with all of the interdisciplinary team including medical staff.

Physical and Sensory Requirements  (With or without the aid of mechanical devices.)

Must be able to cope with the mental stress and emotional stress of the position.

Must be able to hear and see or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function.

Must be in generally good health.

Must be able to lift, pull, push and move a minimum of fifty pounds.

Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents.

Rockaway Care center in an equal opportunity employer and an at-will employer.