Social Worker LSW, CSW

Atlas Healthcare; Roselle (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Healthcare is seeking a dedicated social worker to support residents through pre-admission and discharge planning. The role includes psycho-social assessments, MDS completion, and guiding care plans with a holistic, person-centered approach.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to advocate for residents, counsel families, and connect individuals with community resources, while promoting independence and respectful care.

Qualifications

• Planning for pre-admission and discharge
• Psycho-social assessment and completing sections of the minimum data set (A, AA, AB, AC, E, F, Q and sometimes B) using the data to guide the care plan
• Respect for individuality and worth of each person
• Treats each individual with respect
• Creates an atmosphere of growth for the individual
• Adopts a holistic view of social, psychological, physical and spiritual well-being
• Provides a supportive physical environment for residents
• Fosters positive self-image through social contact and independence
• Participates in resident care planning as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Counsels residents and families and connects them with community resources as needed
• Advocates for and protects residents' rights
• Ensures residents' social and emotional needs are met
• Stimulates social contact and interaction
• Promotes maximum independence for each resident

Responsibilities

• Planning for pre-admission and discharge.
• Conducting psycho-social assessments and completing key parts of the minimum data set to guide care plans.
• Recognizing the worth and uniqueness of each resident and treating them with respect.
• Creating an atmosphere that supports growth for residents and their development.
• Maintaining a holistic view of residents' social, psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being.
• Providing a supportive environment that avoids hindering resident progress.
• Encouraging social interaction and independence to boost self-image.
• Collaborating with an interdisciplinary team in care planning.
• Counseling residents and families and linking to community resources as needed.
• Advocating for residents' rights and meeting social and emotional needs.
• Stimulating social contact and striving for maximum resident independence.

Job description

The social worker's role should be:

1. Planning for pre-admission and discharge


2. Providing psycho-social assessment and completion of relevant parts of the minimum data set (particularly face sheets, sections A, AA, AB, AC, E, F, Q and sometimes B) Utilizing the minimum data set to guide the care plan


3. Is aware of the worth and uniqueness of each individual


4. Treats each individual with respect


5. Creates an atmosphere of growth for the individual


6. Adopts a holistic perspective by recognizing the dynamic interplay of social, psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being


7. Provides a physical environment that is supportive rather than challenging or crippling to the individual


8. Fosters a positive self-image for the residents through continued social contact, decision‑making opportunities, and independence


9. Participating (as a member of an interdisciplinary team) in resident care planning


10. Counseling residents and their families Contacting and utilizing community resources on the resident's behalf and serving as a link between the resident and these resource systems when necessary


11. Advocating for and protecting resident's rights


12. Ensuring the social and emotional needs of each resident are met


13. Stimulating social contact and interaction


14. Promoting the maximum level of independence of each resident