Social Worker - Long Term Care

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania; Warminster Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 33,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid lunch break

Job summary

Masonic Village at Warminster, part of Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania, is hiring a Social Worker - Long Term Care for a part-time, daytime role with no weekend work. You will support admissions, plan and evaluate psychosocial care, and provide counseling as needed to residents and families.

Responsibilities include discharge planning, documentation, confidentiality, and collaboration with the care team. Requires a BSW and long-term care experience; salary ranges from $24 to $35 per hour.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related health field.
• Empathy-driven interviewing skills.
• Clear, compassionate communication with referrals, staff and families.
• Computer literacy including word processing; familiarity with MDS.
• Experience with adults/geriatrics; long-term care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Admissions Director in the inquiry and admission process, conduct interviews, schedule admissions, and coordinate with other departments for smooth entry.
• Perform social service assessments and develop plans of care with ongoing evaluation of resident needs.
• Provide social work counseling/therapy when indicated for patients and families.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information in the clinical record.
• Document resident adjustment, progress toward goals, and significant behaviors; maintain logs and bed hold letters when needed.
• Conduct confidential interviews in suspected abuse cases as part of safeguarding residents.
• Coordinate discharge planning and resources (home health, Life Line, Meals-on-Wheels, equipment).
• Contribute to interdisciplinary care planning and participate in care conferences; communicate needs to attending physician.
• Attend mandatory in-services and continuing education to stay current in practice.

Skills

Interviewing skills

Effective communication

Computer literacy

Experience with geriatrics

Long-term care experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW)

Job description

Social Worker - Long Term Care - No Weekends!

Masonic Village at Warminster

Part Time | Days | No Weekends!

Pay: $24 - $35/hour (Based on Experience)

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania - Warminster Campus -

is immediately hiring a Social Worker - Long Term Care.

As a Social Worker - Long Term Care, you will carry out our Mission of Love by being responsible for assisting the ID team in the planning, organizing, and implementing of the care plan and Social Services in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures.

Our Social Worker - Long Term Care is responsible for the following:

• Assists the Admissions Director in the admission and inquiry process. Takes phone inquiries, guides facility tours, conducts resident/family interviews, contacts hospital social workers, facilitates decision making process of accepting the referral as an admission. Schedules admissions, meets with resident/family to complete paperwork and procedures, and works with other departments to assure smooth admission.
• Performs social service assessments and histories, assists in development of a plan of care and ongoing evaluation of the resident's psychosocial and emotional needs.
• Provides direct social work counseling and therapy, when indicated, for nursing home residents and families requiring emotional support for illness and placement related stress.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of all sensitive information.
• Documents resident adjustment to placement, progress towards meeting specific goals and significant behaviors in the clinical record at least quarterly or as needed. Maintains updated logs of documentation requirements and dates. Writes bed hold letters when resident is transferred to the hospital
• Conducts confidential interview of the resident in any suspected abuse investigation.
• Coordinates discharge planning efforts by communicating proposed and actual date of discharge, coordinating family resources, home health referral, Life Line, Meals-on-Wheels, equipment, etc.
• Contributes to the interdisciplinary care planning process by helping to establish measurable and appropriate resident goals. Participates in resident care conferences. Interprets social, psychological and emotional needs of the resident/family to the attending physician and other resident care team members.
• Participates in all mandatory facility in-services and others as appropriate to the position. Increases knowledge and keeps abreast of changes in the profession by reading current articles/books and/or participating in credited or non-credited educational programs.

What You Need as a Social Worker - Long Term Care:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW) or other health-related or human services related degree (i.e. Sociology, Psychology, Gerontology, etc.)
• Interviewing skills - ability to demonstrate empathy and understanding and ability to put others at ease.
• Ability to communicate effectively with referral sources, medical staff, family members residents, and other staff.
• Computer knowledge - i.e., word processing, MDS completion.
• Experience working with adults and/or geriatrics preferred.
• Long Term care experience required.

With over 145 years of providing award-winning care and services across the state of PA, Masonic Villages is driven by our Mission of Love to assists individuals in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life.

Why Choose Masonic Villages

• Industry-leading benefits, like a $0 cost medical coverage option
• Competitive pay rates to attract the best talent
• Paid lunch break
• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement
• A commitment to growing our leaders, with at least 50% of our leadership positions being filled internally

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Salary: $24 - $35 per hour