Social Worker

Medford Multicare Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Waterview Nursing Care Center is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join our dynamic skilled nursing team. You will work directly with patients and families, remaining patient, calm, and capable of managing stress with superb interpersonal communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities include evaluating patients, facilitating care plan meetings and discharge planning, completing MDS social work sections, coordinating with nursing and rehab, and ensuring compliance with long-term

Qualifications

• Experience as Social Worker in a skilled nursing facility is preferred.
• Must be patient, calm and able to manage stress.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and superb attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients based on their needs, limitations and desires.
• Facilitate care plan meetings and discharge planning.
• Completing MDS social work section.
• Address patient concerns and goals while maintaining communication with patients and case managers.
• Build rapport with patients and families.
• Coordinate care with Nursing and rehab departments.
• Develop care plans for patients.
• Knowledge of long-term care regulations including documentation requirements.
• Audits psychology paperwork, hospital discharges, room changes, PASRR and advanced directives.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Calm under pressure

Empathy

Job description

Social Worker

A dynamic skilled nursing facility is searching for experienced candidates for the position of Social Worker. Thank you in advance for your interest in Waterview Nursing Care Center. We invite you to become a part of our team and look forward to reviewing your resume.

Our SW will work directly with patients and families. This person will be patient, calm and able to manage stress. He or She will have a personable nature, have excellent interpersonal communication skills and must also have superb attention to detail.

Responsibilities may include are but not limited to:

• Evaluate patients (existing, new and prospective) based on their needs, limitations and desires.
• Facilitate care plan meetings and discharge planning
• Completing MDS social work section
• Address patient concerns and goals while maintaining constant communication with patients as well as case managers.
• Build rapport with patient and families.
• Coordinate care with Nursing and rehab departments
• Develop care plans for patients
• Good working knowledge of long-term care regulations including documentation requirements.
• Audits psychology paperwork, hospital discharges, room changes, PASRR and advanced directives.
• Demonstrates judgement of safety and confidential issues
• Assumes other responsibilities as assigned by DNS/ADNS

We offer competitive salary and a generous benefits package that includes: