Social Worker

Ciena Healthcare; Fort Gratiot Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401K with matching funds

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Regency on the Lake in Fort Gratiot, MI seeks a full-time Social Worker to provide psychosocial support to residents and families. You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional and social factors affecting care, discharge planning, and community resource coordination.

Minimum bachelor’s degree in social work and one year supervised experience in health care are required; current state license or eligibility is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work or related field required.
• One year supervised social work experience in health care preferred.
• Knowledge of federal and state long-term care regulations.

Responsibilities

• Supervises psychosocial support and services provided by Social Worker and Social Services Designee.
• Interviews, hire recommendations and staff training.
• Plans, assigns, and directs workflow within the social services team.
• Ensures compliance with regulations and supports resident rights and care planning.

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work

Job description

Regency on the Lake

5669 lakeshore Drive

Fort Gratiot, MI 48059, USA

• On-site
• Travel Required : No
• Social Services
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: SOCIA003340

Description

The Social Workeris responsible forproviding psychosocial support and services to residents and their families. This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting resident rights, care planning, discharge planning,PASARR compliance, qualityof life initiatives, advanced directive facilitation, and coordination of community resources to promote residents’ well-being, dignity, and quality of life. The Social Worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address emotional, social, behavioral, and environmental factors thatimpactresident care, outcomes, and successful transitions.

Join us with an attractive benefits offering:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K with matching funds
• Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

Responsibilities:

• Supervises psychosocial support and services provided by Social Worker and Social Services Designee.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Interviews, recommend hires and trains employees
• Plans, assigns, and directs workflow.
• Prepares work assignment sheets, taking into consideration resident safety, the educational preparation, experience, knowledge and ability of the persons to whom the assignments are made.
• Receive calls and find replacements for absent staff as needed
• Transfers employees within units as needed.
• Prepares performance evaluations with the understanding that such evaluations impact tenure of probationary employees and wage increases of non-probationary employees.
• Schedules and adjusts lunch and rest breaks.
• Receives and resolves employee complaints.
• Monitors and corrects job performance of employees.
• Adequately supervises assigned staff and assures that those staff are supervising employees assigned to them.

Education and/or Experience:

• Minimum of bachelor's degree in social work or bachelor’s degree in a human services field including, but not limited to, sociology, gerontology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, and psychology.
• One year supervised social work experience in a health care setting.
• Working knowledge of federal and state long-term care regulations.
• Knowledge of chronic disease management and care transitions/discharge planning is preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current Social Work license in the state as required by state regulations.
• LSW, LMSW, LCSW, LBSW, LLBSW, or LLMSW preferred.

We are a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in Michigan and Ohio.

We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them. Join us, if you have a passion for improving the lives of those around you and working with others who feel the same way.

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Travel Required

No .

Qualifications

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Social Work.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Other Licenses and Certs

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