Social Worker

Stellar Health Group; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign on Bonus

Job summary

Stellar Health Group is seeking a compassionate Social Worker to enhance the quality of life for facility residents in Woburn, MA. This full-time role requires a Bachelor's Degree and LSW licensure, with a preference for LCSW or LICSW. Responsibilities include generating enthusiasm among residents, initiating discharge planning, and implementing social service interventions.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a skilled nursing facility, focusing on short-term rehabilitation and behavioral management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• LSW licensure required; LCSW or LICSW strongly preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a SNF with short term rehab/discharge planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Generates enthusiasm and cooperation from residents and staff.
• Develops good interpersonal relationships.
• Initiates discharge planning on admission.

Skills

Interpersonal relationships

Discharge planning

Behavioral management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

LSW licensure

Job description

Position

Full Time or PT with Sign on Bonus

Summary

This compassionate individual will provide for the physical, psychological, and social needs of the residents of the facility and motivate residents to make healthy adjustments to the nursing facility. This individual will implement social service interventions that achieve treatment goals, address resident needs, link social supports, physical care and physical environment to enhance quality of life. The Social Worker will assist in providing a clean, safe, dignified, happy and healthy environment for residents by performing the duties as described below.

Essential Functions

• Generates enthusiasm and cooperation from residents, staff, facility members and outside agencies.
• Develops and maintains good interpersonal relationships with residents, staff, family members, and outside agencies.
• Assists with inquiries for Social Services as needed, collects prior stay and general information.
• Evaluates each resident according to their background, interest, ability, physical limitation and needs for the purpose of planning and implementing a meaningful social services program. Interviews residents as well as family, friends, or responsible party. Reviews transfer forms and history and physicians for appropriate and accurate information.
• Initiates discharge planning on admission with 14-day and quarterly updates as needed.
• Completes discharge planning when indicated/ordered, including discharge plan of care.
• Completes initial social and emotional assessment of residents, as well as on a quarterly basis and documents any significant changes.
• Attends resident care plan conference and actively participates in creating a meaningful plan of care.
• Creates, reviews and updates care plan and progress notes.
• Works with the patient, family and other team members to outline goals of stay at admission, the plan to meet those goals and discharge as appropriate.
• Implements social service interventions that achieve treatment goals, address resident needs, link social supports, physical care and physical environment to enhance quality of life.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• LSW licensure required; LCSW or LICSW strongly preferred
• A minimum 2 years’ experience working in a SNF with short term rehab/discharge planning experience
• Experience in Behavioral management/Geriatric experience