Licensed Social Worker - Long-Term Care & Discharge Planner

Fort-Bend-Healthcare-Center; Rosenberg (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health plan options

Dental plan options

Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Generous paid time off

Career growth

Compassionate care culture

Uniforms provided

Job summary

Fort Bend HealthCare Center in Rosenberg, TX is seeking a Social Services Worker to identify and address the medically related social and emotional needs of patients and residents, promoting their potential during the stay and collaborating with the physician team.

The role requires developing social histories, plans of care, and coordinating discharge planning, with duties including interdisciplinary participation, documentation, and ensuring regulatory compliance in a compassionate,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or human services field.
• Licensed per state requirements or eligible for licensure.
• Skills in communication, documentation, assessment, and social work methods and techniques.
• Has at least one year of experience in long-term care setting and/or related healthcare setting.
• Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.

Responsibilities

• Develops social histories and social assessment and care plans for patients.
• Participates in interdisciplinary care plan conferences and contributes to care plans.
• Establishes social action plans and realistic goals for patients.
• Designs and develops social service programs meeting medically related social and emotional needs.
• Interprets and promotes patients' rights with the Administrator.
• Provides individual and group support for patients and families.
• Orients patients and families to the facility and assists in adjustment.
• Completes the Social Services section of the MDS (sections E & F).
• Coordinates discharge planning with staff, patients, and families.
• Coordinates social services in‑service and staff education programs.
• Completes necessary progress notes and documentation per regulations.
• Promotes patient safety.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Assessment

Social Work Methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Job description

Fort Bend HealthCare Center in Rosenberg, TX is seeking a Social Services Worker to identify and address the medically related social and emotional needs of patients and residents, promoting their potential during the stay and collaborating with the physician team.

The role requires developing social histories, plans of care, and coordinating discharge planning, with duties including interdisciplinary participation, documentation, and ensuring regulatory compliance in a compassionate,