Social Worker

Parsons Hill Rehab; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly Pay

Holiday & Overtime Pay

Career Advancement Opportunities

401(k) with Employer Match

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Job summary

Parsons Hill Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Worcester, MA is seeking a full-time Social Worker to join our care team. The role focuses on planning, directing social services to meet residents’ emotional and social needs and coordinating with families during placement and crisis.

Requirements include a MA social work license (LSW/LICSW/LSWA/LCSW) and a bachelor’s in social work; ideally 1 year of hospital/health-related social work.

Qualifications

• Must hold a MA social work license (LSW, LICSW, LSWA or LCSW).
• Bachelor’s degree in social work from an approved school.
• Prefer minimum 1 year of hospital or health-related social work experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor resident care conferences.
• Advise residents, families, and responsible parties regarding placement and crisis adjustment.
• Protect residents' health information and ensure timely documentation.
• Advocate for residents’ personal needs and coordinate community resources.
• Support staff with resident-related issues.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's in social work

Massachusetts social work license (LSW/LICSW/LSWA/LCSW)

Job description

We are hiring a full-time Social Worker to join our dynamic care team at Parsons Hill Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Worcester!

8a-4p schedule with weekly pay ranging from $35 to $40, depending on license and experience.

Your role is to assist with the planning, organizing, developing, and directing 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:

• Weekly Pay
• Holiday & Overtime Pay
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Exclusive Employer Discount Program
• 401(k) with Employer Match

Available for Full-Time Staff:

• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• 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).