Social Worker

Sharon Health Care Center; Barnstable, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Holiday Pay

Overtime Pay

Career Advancement Opportunities

Exclusive Employer Discount Program

Employer-Paid Life Insurance

401(k) with Employer Match

Vacation and Personal Time

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Job summary

Cape Regency Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Barnstable, MA is seeking a per diem Social Worker to join our team. The role focuses on planning and directing social services to meet residents' emotional and social needs.

Responsibilities include coordinating resident care conferences, advocating for residents and families, ensuring privacy and accurate documentation, and leveraging community resources.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Massachusetts social work license (LSW, LICSW, LSWA, or LCSW).
• Bachelor's degree in social work from an approved school.
• Minimum of one year social work experience in a hospital, skilled facility, or health-related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor resident care conferences.
• Work with individual residents, responsible parties, and families towards adjustment to placement and crisis.
• Complies with facility Privacy Practices policies and procedures and protects residents’ health information.
• Complete comprehensive documentation in a timely manner.
• In the role of advocate coordinate personal needs.
• Utilize community resources appropriately.
• Support staff in relation to resident-related issues.

Skills

Social work license

Communication skills

Advocacy

Education

Bachelor's in Social Work

Job description

Cape Regency Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Barnstable is looking for a per diem Social Worker to join our team!

Weekly pay ranging from $40 to $48 an hour, depending on licensure and experience.

As a Social Worker, your role is to plan, organize, develop, and direct all required social services to meet the needs of residents to ensure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual basis.

Experience & Education:

• Must possess a social work license in the state of Massachusetts (LSW, LICSW, LSWA, and/or LCSW).
• A minimum of one (1) year social work in a hospital, skilled facility, or other health-related field preferred.
• Must possess, as a minimum, a bachelor's in social work from an approved school of social work.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and monitor resident care conferences.
• Work with individual residents, responsible parties, and families towards adjustment to placement and to crisis (i.e., illness, disability, and death).
• Complies with facility Privacy Practices policies and procedures and protects residents’ individual health information.
• Complete comprehensive documentation in a timely manner.
• In the role of advocate coordinate personal needs.
• Utilize community resources appropriately.
• Support staff in relation to resident-related issues.
• Other duties deemed appropriate and assigned by your supervisor.

Specific Requirements:

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and general public.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, as well as being willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level in which they are currently functioning.
• Must possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing Social Service practices.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition/incident to the Interdisciplinary Team as appropriate.

Benefits:

• Competitive and Weekly Pay
• Holiday Pay for Hourly and Salaried Employees
• Overtime Pay for Hourly Employees
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Exclusive Employer Discount Program

Available for Eligible Team Members:

• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Vacation and Personal Time
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals are encouraged to apply. Our facility follows federal and state guidelines regarding staff vaccinations. Our policy requires all staff to be up to date with COVID and flu vaccinations, or acknowledge a declination of the vaccination(s).