Social Worker - Resident Care & Discharge Planning

Fresh River Healthcare; Manchester (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) Retirement program

Disability insurance

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Fresh River Healthcare in Manchester, CT is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to coordinate and oversee social services for residents in the facility. You will conduct interviews, assess psychosocial factors, and support discharge planning in compliance with regulations.

Join a collaborative interdisciplinary team and help develop behavioral and psychosocial programs while liaising with contracted mental health practitioners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social work or related human services field, required.
• A minimum of one years’ experience in long term care providing direct social services, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct face to face resident interviews and assessments of resident cognitive, mood, behavioral status in addition to other psychosocial factors.
• Participate in planning for resident discharges.
• Available to respond to clinical emergencies, regulatory agency visits, surveys and issues outside of normal work hours as needed.
• Direct and supervise the delivery of medically related social services to all residents of the facility, as well as their family members and significant others as needed.
• As needed, participate in the clinical evaluation and screening of potential admissions to the facility.
• Work in collaboration with the facility interdisciplinary treatment team in accessing information regarding, and as appropriate making referral to, community based services for residents who wish to access such services.
• Serve as a facility treatment team liaison with facility contracted mental health practitioners and consultants.
• Actively participates in developing and implementing new behavioral and psycho social service programs and the presentation of such programs to physicians, family members, and residents.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Job description

Fresh River Healthcare in Manchester, CT is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to coordinate and oversee social services for residents in the facility. You will conduct interviews, assess psychosocial factors, and support discharge planning in compliance with regulations.

Join a collaborative interdisciplinary team and help develop behavioral and psychosocial programs while liaising with contracted mental health practitioners.