Social Worker
Company: Houghton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Location: Houghton
Posted on: January 24, 2023
Job Description:
Houghton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center - New Hire Rate: -
(Make up To $24/hr - $26/hr)
We offer the Following:
- Premium Compensation
- Great Benefits Package
- Fun, Family-Like Team, and Atmosphere!
- Work in a Beautifully Remodeled Office
- Professional Growth & Stability
- Innovative Training Programs
Covid 19 Vaccine: -Required -
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Position Purpose: Assist with planning and participating in a
comprehensive social services program which provides support
services--including substance abuse and medically-related
services--for residents, designated representatives and families.
Other duties include participating in the pre-admission screening
process, providing information to families during admission, and
orienting residents to the LTC environment.
Educational Requirements: Any facility with more than 120 beds must
employ a qualified social worker on a full-time basis. A qualified
social worker is:
- An individual with a minimum of a bachelor's degree in social
work or a bachelor's degree in a human services field including,
but not limited to, sociology, gerontology, special education,
rehabilitation counseling, and psychology; and one year of
supervised social work experience in a health care setting working
directly with individuals. ** The regulations do not require a full
time Social Worker when a facility has equal to or less than 120
beds
Experience Required: Minimum of 2 years' experience in the social
work field as a social worker; Minimum
of 1-year supervised experience in a health care facility in the
Social Services department.
Professional Licensure and Certification Required: Master's Degree
with licensure as a Licensed Master's in Social Work preferred; an
individual with a minimum of a bachelor's degree in social work or
a bachelor's degree in a human services field including, but not
limited to, sociology, gerontology, special education,
rehabilitation counseling, and psychology; and one year of
supervised social work experience in a health care setting working
directly with individuals. must have a Bachelor's degree in Social
Work or license and/or certification to meet state and/or federal
requirements for the position.
Essential Functions
- Assist with planning a comprehensive social services program
which provides support services for residents, designated
representatives and families from a variety of resources.
- Coordinating admissions and discharges to ensure facility
census is kept at its maximum capacity.
- Participate in an interdisciplinary team approach to better
serve the needs of the facility population.
- Provide for therapeutic intervention(s) to help residents cope
with the social and psychological aspects of their illnesses,
impairments, addictions, or disabilities as well as their feelings
about separation from family/community, physical and emotional
loss-including trauma-induced events.
- Maintain written documentation in the medical record per
facility policy and state and federal guidelines.
- Perform an initial evaluation/assessment of each resident's
biopsychosocial needs to be placed in the medical Active cases
require ongoing written documentation.
- Assists in implementing social services policies and procedures
that conform to current standards of practice, facility philosophy
and operational policies, while maintaining compliance with state
and federal laws and regulations.
- Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to all
applicable staff, and monitors staff practices and
implementation.
- Participates in admission decisions, reviews admission screens
for appropriateness in relation to accepting into the
facility.
- Occasional community outreach as needed to promote and educate
regarding the facility and its services.
- Participates in daily or weekly management team meetings to
discuss resident status, census changes, personnel, or resident
complaints or concerns.
- Attends weekly discharge planning meetings in order to
facilitate resident discharges and transfers to ensure safety and
appropriateness.
- Ensures delivery of compassionate quality care as evidenced by
resident/resident representative feedback, observation, and chart
review.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and application of Key Clinical
Quality Indicators.
- Ensures that assigned resident assessments and care plans are
incompliance.
- Collaborates with physicians, consultants, community agencies
and institutions to improve the quality of services and to resolve
identified problems.
- Assists in coordinating services with all other departments to
ensure quality care and services are provided.
- Assists in the development and delivery of in-service education
to equip nursing staff with sufficient knowledge and skills to
provide compassionate, quality care and respect for resident
rights.
- Proactively develops positive employee relations, and promotes
teamwork, mutual respect and effective communication.
- Actively participates as a member of the QAA
Committee.
- Assists with coordinating and/or identifying on-going QAA
activities for social work services to monitor by maintaining
compliance with standards and regulatory requirements through
rounds, interviews and record reviews. Compiles summary of findings
for the Quality Assessment and Assurance committee and Director of
Social Work.
- Communicates directly with residents, families, medical staff,
nursing staff, interdisciplinary team members and Department Heads
to coordinate care and services, promote participation in care
plans and maintain a high quality of care and life for
residents.
- Promotes customer service and hospitality and responds to and
adequately resolves complaints or concerns from residents or
families about nursing services.
- Monitors facility incidents and complaints daily to identify
those defined as unusual occurrences by state policy and promptly
reports such occurrences to Director of Social Services for
appropriate action.
- Monitors complaint reports daily for allegations of potential
abuse, neglect, exploitation, or the loss or misappropriation of
resident property and participates in these
investigations.
- Interacts courteously with residents, family members,
employees, visitors, vendors, business associates and
representatives of government agencies.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time
with or without notice. All pay rates and bonuses are paid and/ or
awarded to employees based on the facilities policy and/ or the
CBA, depending on the position.
Keywords: Houghton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Buffalo , Social Worker, Healthcare , Houghton, New York
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