Memory Care Coordinator Social Worker

Fresh River Healthcare; Manchester (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Retirement program

Paid Time Off

Short and Long-term disability

Job summary

Westside Care Center in Manchester, CT seeks a Social Worker to join as Memory Care Coordinator, coordinating and supervising social work services for residents with memory care needs.

You will work with an interdisciplinary team, conduct resident interviews and assessments, support discharges, respond to emergencies, and help develop behavioral and psychosocial programs for residents and families.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social work or related human services field, required.
• A minimum of one years’ experience in long term care providing direct social services, preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct face to face resident interviews and assessments of resident cognitive, mood, behavioral status in addition to other psychosocial factors.
• Participate in planning for resident discharges.
• Available to respond to clinical emergencies, regulatory agency visits, surveys and issues outside of normal work hours as needed.
• Direct and supervise the delivery of medically related social services to all residents of the facility, as well as their family members and significant others as needed.
• As needed, participate in the clinical evaluation and screening of potential admissions to the facility.
• Work in collaboration with the facility interdisciplinary treatment team in accessing information regarding, and as appropriate making referral to, community based services for residents who wish to access such services.
• Serve as a facility treatment team liaison with facility contracted mental health practitioners and consultants.
• Actively participates in developing and implementing new behavioral and psycho social service programs and the presentation of such programs to physicians, family members, and residents.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related human services field

Job description

Westside Care Center is looking for a social worker to join the team as the new Memory Care Coordinator.

Social Worker

The primary role of theMemory Care Coordinator Social Worker is to coordinate, supervise and facilitate the delivery of Social Work Services, as provided by facility or facility contracted staff, to all residents of the Facility, and in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations and professional standards.This is done with a focus on programming and services for the Memory Care Program.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct face to face resident interviews and assessments of resident cognitive, mood, behavioral status in addition to other psychosocial factors.

• Participate in planning for resident discharges.

• Available to respond to clinical emergencies, regulatory agency visits, surveys and issues outside of normal work hours as needed.

• Direct and supervise the delivery of medically related social services to all residents of the facility, as well as their family members and significant others as needed.

• As needed, participate in the clinical evaluation and screening of potential admissions to the facility.

• Work in collaboration with the facility interdisciplinary treatment team in accessing information regarding, and as appropriate making referral to, community based services for residents who wish to access such services.

• Serve as a facility treatment team liaison with facility contracted mental health practitioners and consultants.

• Actively participates in developing and implementing new behavioral and psycho social service programs and the presentation of such programs to physicians, family members, and residents.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Social work or related human services field, required.

A minimum of one years’ experience in long term care providing direct social services, preferred but not required.

Compensation & Benefits

• Generous salary, commensurate with experience
• Benefits program, includes health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid Time Off, including vacation, personal, and sick time
• 401(k) Retirement program
• Short and Long-term disability insurance
• Collaborative work environment

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