Social Worker/MSW
Company: LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL, INC
Location: Buffalo
Posted on: October 23, 2024
Job Description:
GuildCare, an innovative community-based Adult Day Health Care
Program, seeks a full time Social Worker to work with our
multidisciplinary team in its Niagara Falls location.
- -We provide services to adults with chronic medical conditions
and vision impairments. - -Applicants must have a Master's degree
from an accredited program in Social Work. Prior counselling
experience required. Must be proficient in Microsoft based programs
with strong communication skills. Must have a good working
knowledge of local community based services, the NYS Medicaid
System, The DOH Universal Assessment system and experience in
obtaining services through waivered and/or managed Medicaid plans.
- Experience working with the elderly and/or disabled population,
prior experience in Long Term Care, Community Health, or in Adult
Day Health Care preferred
Responsibilities:
- Interviews prospective registrants and obtains data required
for the admissions process.
- Completes a psychosocial assessment for each registrant based
upon history, interviews with registrant and family/collateral
sources and reports from referring agencies.
- Develops and implements social work treatment plans for all
registrants. Re-evaluates psychosocial needs periodically and
revises treatment plans as needed.
- Using individual family group, or group modalities, provides
counseling services to registrants and families.
- Provides advocacy, concrete services and information and
referral as needed.
- Tracks authorizations from managed care organizations and
requests when due.
- Leads topical discussion groups and appropriate therapeutic
activity groups.
- Provides discharge planning and proper referral and/or
placement.
- Serves as consultant to other staff regarding
psychosocial/mental health issues.
- May supervise social work students and/or volunteers.
- .Completes all required records and reports on a timely
basis.
- Attends all required staff meetings and conferences.
- Works with other team members to foster interdisciplinary
understanding, cooperation and a unified treatment
approach.
- .Along with all other GuildCare -staff, performs general
assistance tasks on a regular basis as assigned by program
director. These - include: escorting registrants throughout the
space, including to and from the restroom, assisting with
transportation, serving meals, cleaning up from meals as needed,
and filling in for absent coworkers.
- Responsible for maintaining confidentiality of registrant
protected Health information.
- Responsible for following the LGI Workforce security policy;
will access information systems and ePHI authorized by Clinical - -
- - - - -Authorization only
- Observes and implements the Registrant's Bill of Rights.
Benefits:
- 403 (b)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
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Work Remotely:
- No
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Agency Website:
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We offer a competitive salary and benefit package.
Keywords: LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL, INC, Buffalo , Social Worker/MSW, Healthcare , Buffalo, New York
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