Social Worker LSW, CSW

Atlas Rehab and Healthcare at Maywood; Roselle (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Apploi in Roselle, New Jersey is seeking a social worker to plan for pre-admission and discharge, assess psychosocial needs, and guide care planning through the minimum data set. The role emphasizes respect for each resident, holistic well-being, and advocacy within an interdisciplinary team to support independence and social engagement.

The position involves counseling residents and families and linking them with community resources to meet emotional and social needs.

Responsibilities

• Planning for pre-admission and discharge
• Providing psycho-social assessment and completion of relevant parts of the minimum data set (A, AA, AB, AC, E, F, Q; sometimes B) to guide the care plan
• Recognizing the worth and uniqueness of each individual
• Treating each individual with respect
• Creating an atmosphere of growth for the individual
• Adopting a holistic view of social, psychological, physical and spiritual well-being
• Providing a supportive physical environment for residents
• Fostering a positive self-image through social contact, decision-making opportunities and independence
• Participating as a member of an interdisciplinary team in resident care planning
• Counseling residents and their families, connecting them with community resources, and acting as a link to these resources
• Advocating for and protecting residents' rights
• Ensuring the social and emotional needs of each resident are met
• Stimulating social contact and interaction
• Promoting the maximum level of independence for each resident

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