Social Worker

Ciena-Healthcare; Ionia (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with matching funds

Life Insurance

Employee discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Reimbursement

Job summary

Ciena Healthcare in Michigan seeks a Social Worker to provide psychosocial support to residents and families, aligning with federal, state, and local regulations while supporting rights, care planning, discharge planning, PASARR compliance, and community resource coordination. The role collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to enhance resident well-being and transitions.

The position offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including health, retirement, life insurance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in social work or related human services field.
• One year supervised social work experience in a health care setting.
• Knowledge of federal and state long-term care regulations.
• Chronic disease management and care transitions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises psychosocial support and services provided by the Social Worker and Social Services Designee.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws and organizational policies.
• Interviews, recommends hires and trains employees.
• Plans, assigns, and directs workflow within the team.
• Prepares work assignments with resident safety and staff capabilities in mind.
• Receives calls and finds replacements for absent staff as needed.
• Transfers employees within units as needed.
• Prepares performance evaluations affecting tenure and raises.
• Schedules and adjusts meal and rest breaks.
• Receives and resolves employee complaints.
• Monitors and corrects job performance of employees.
• Ensures staff supervise others effectively.

Skills

Psychosocial support

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's in Social Work

Job description

Facility: Ciena Healthcare

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
• Employee discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan 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.

CienaHealthcare

We are a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of carein 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. Joinus,ifyou have a passion for improving the livesof those around you and working with others who feel the same way.