MSW Social Worker – LIFE Elder Care Program (Sign-On $4K)

Lutheran SeniorLife; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Competitive wages

Generous paid time off

ICHRA health benefits

Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Lutheran SeniorLife is seeking a Social Worker (MSW) to join an Interdisciplinary Care Team in Beaver County, PA. The role focuses on assessing, teaching and counseling to support LIFE program participants and their families within a home-and-community based care model.

The position requires an MSW with experience with frail or elderly populations, strong communication skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel. A sign-on bonus is offered and benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• MSW from an accredited school of social work.
• Experience with frail or elderly population preferred.
• Knowledge of interdisciplinary care management.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and maintains the mental and social health of enrolled LIFE participants.
• Implements social work care plan and coordinates with Care Team.
• Facilitates communication between participants, families and team.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

Master’s Degree (MSW) in Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Overview

Overview

Social Worker (MSW)- $4,000 Sign-On Bonus (to be paid throughout the first year of employment).

Full-Time, Daylight shift of8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Beaver County, PA

Lutheran SeniorLife provides a comprehensive array of community-based health and social service programs throughout western Pennsylvania.

Our services include LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly); skilled nursing, home health; personal care; adoption & foster care; assisted living; adult day services; memory care; hospice; palliative care; residential living; affordable housing; home safety monitoring; Meals on Wheels; rehabilitation services and private duty.

LIFE is a program that serves county residents living in Armstrong, Butler, Beaver and Lawrence Counties. It is an all-inclusive comprehensive program that helps individuals maintain their independence in their home and community through supportive services. The LIFE programs offer an array of person-centered services from medical care to adult day supports with the primary goal of allowing individuals to remain in their own home.

Social Worker (MSW) is within an Interdisciplinary Care Team setting, incumbent promotes and maintains the mental and social health of enrolled participants through assessment, treatment, teaching and counseling. Provides basic casework and consultation for LIFE Program participants. Facilitates communication between participants, their family and the Care Team.Responsible for the implementation of social work care plan and coordination of social work with other services.

Qualifications

Social Worker (MSW) requirements include:

• Master’s Degree (MSW) in Social Work from an accredited school of social work.

• Minimum of one (1) years’ experience working with a frail or elderly population

• Thorough working knowledge of current community health practice for the frail elderly from direct service experience.

• Working knowledge of the interdisciplinary model of care management.

• Experience working with cognitively impaired seniors.

• Working knowledge of computers.

• Microsoft Word and Excel required.

Benefits

Lutheran SeniorLife offers a variety of benefits to employees and their families, as applicable, including but not limited to:
*based on employment status*

• Competitive Wages, Hiring Incentives, Generous Paid Time Off, Bereavement Leave & Paid Holidays
• Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) health benefits solution. ICHRA provides larger flexibility and customization in medical plan options while still providing the tax benefits of a group plan.
• Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability plans.
• Voluntary Suite of Benefits Available at Low Group Rates, including Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, and Additional Life Insurance Options
• Employer-sponsored child care benefits.
• Immediate eligibility to participate in the employer-sponsored retirement savings plan
• FSA availability, depending on the individual health plan selected
• Total Wellness and WorkLife Balance resources, discounts, programs
• Tuition Reimbursement and Mileage Reimbursement for Eligible Employees
• Career Success - coaching, training, internships and recognition program

Lutheran SeniorLife and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers.