Social Worker

Social Worker

Starting Rates:

• licensed pay scale: $30/hr. ($30- $32/hr., depending on experience)

Job Description:

The Social Worker works under the direction of the Administrator to assure that the residents' medically related, emotional, and social needs are met and maintained individually. The Social Worker will have administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability for carrying out assigned duties.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Human Services, or Psychology Degree with experience in geriatrics.
• Must have one year of supervised social work experience (paid/volunteer) working directly with individuals in a health care setting.
• Possess a working knowledge of current federal and state regulations and professional standards.
• Participate in facility surveys conducted by authorized government agencies.
• Maintain a quality working relationship with the medical profession and other health-related facilities and organizations.
• Plan, assist, develops, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the social service programs of the facility.
• Understand and communicate surge plan information to medical records.
• Monitor and evaluate the utilization of psychotropic medications and related behaviors and update care plan when necessary, including scheduling of short-term care plan reviews, gradual dose reductions, referrals to MSW, Psychologist, and Psychiatrist.
• Review complaints and grievances along with lost property reports made by the resident/family and make a written report to the Administrator indicating what action was taken to resolve the complaint or grievance.
• Participate in resident/family council meetings as requested and provide support services to such council.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)