Social Worker - St. Leonard

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Job description

Job Summary:

Working with the interdisciplinary team, the Social Worker assesses and promotes the social and emotional health and well-being of residents and their families. The Social Worker provides service to adults and older adults with the goal of affirming the resident's integrity, growth, and control over the qualities of their life.

Essential Job Specific Duties/Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates knowledge of skills necessary to identify specific resident needs and provide appropriate services.

• Completes the social service portion of the MDS within fourteen days of admission.
• Documents the social care component of the comprehensive care plan for each resident as identified by the interdisciplinary team within seven days of completion of MDS.
• Notifies resident families of Medicare/Medicaid regulations, answering question and gathering information for them as needed.
  
  

2. Participates in development of interdisciplinary plan of care.

• Meets with resident and/or family to gain information and insight to write social history and discharge plans.
• Participates in care conference as appropriate along with others on interdisciplinary team.
• Notifies resident/family of Medicare/Medicaid stipulations for discharge or continued stay.

3. Actively develops one-on-one relationships with residents and families as needed to be able to meet individual needs.

• Makes determinations regarding strengths, weaknesses, and needs based on psychosocial assessments.
• Counsels residents and families in dealing with feelings about death and dying and other emotional, mental, environmental, or physical limitations.
• Participates in resident/family activities designed to promote social interaction, reality orientation, and intellectual stimulation.
• Documents all resident/family interactions that would help other disciplines gain increased understanding of resident concerns/needs as appropriate.
• Is responsible for acting as a liaison with social, health, and community agencies for appropriate referrals.
• Acts as an advocate for each resident and their rights, empowering them to be as independent as possible.
  
  

4. Provides education and resources, as well as support to residents, families, and staff.

• Acts as an information referral base for Medicare/Medicaid and insurance questions.
• Interacts effectively with disciplinary team.
• Actively takes a leadership role in teaching resident rights, abuse, and confidentiality to new employees at facility orientation and education days.
• Complies with all educational in-service requirements mandated by the facility, external accrediting, and regulatory agencies.
  
  

5. Participates and takes a leadership role as needed in various activities.

• Oversees complaints/grievances by keeping current activity log of such and assisting with final solution/outcome.
• Participates in Performance Improvement with active recommendations and follow through.
• Participates in or takes leadership role in family councils, resident councils, and support groups as appropriate.
• Assists with scheduling dental and vision doctor visits, reviewing appropriate.
• Is ready and willing to participate in special projects or committee work as requested by supervisor.

6. Satisfies all educational in-service requirements mandated by CHI Living Communities, the department, external accrediting, and regulatory agencies.

• Attends all mandatory in-service programs.
• Adheres to facility policies and procedures.
• Completes yearly online education program by deadline.
• Attends employee meetings on a regular basis.

Job Requirements

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university preferred. Must be a Licensed Social Worker.

Experience: Previous experience with mature adults preferred.

Attendance: Regular attendance is an essential part of this job.

Work Environment:

• Normal office environment
• Handles confidential information
• Tight time constraints
• Extended visual concentration

In addition to the essential job specific duties listed above, the Social Worker shall be required to perform all duties (essential and non-essential) in a manner consistent with the mission and values (compassion, excellence, inclusion, integrity, collaboration) of CHI Living Communities and will be evaluated on such basis. Furthermore, every employee must abide by all campus, departmental, and safety policies, rules, and regulations.

CHI Living Communities has the right to change the job specific duties and specifications required for the position of Social Worker from time to time without prior notice.

Benefits:

We recognize our employees' contributions to CHI Living Communities by offering benefit programs to enhance and preserve their work/life balance and help them protect, plan, and prepare for today and tomorrow. Benefits vary for PRN, part and full time employees, you can always check with the Human Resource Director at the Center for information. We truly believe that home is here for our residents and our employees.

Professional and Personal Growth Opportunities

CHI Living Communities supports employees' professional and personal growth with opportunities on and off campus.

• Tuition Reimbursement Program for full and part time employees
• Online Campus Learning with Relias Learning
• Dedication to identifying and promoting people from within

Work/Life Balance

CHI Living Communities recognizes that employees need time away from work to rejuvenate and have a balanced work/life.

• Employees accumulate paid time off based on hours worked
• New employees can begin to accumulate up to 160 PTO hours off
• PTO increases with additional years of service
• Time and a half is paid for work done on holidays
• Company-paid time off for jury duty
• Company-paid time off for bereavement

Health Protection for You and Your Family

CHI Living Communities offers a comprehensive health benefit package to help you improve and maintain your health and the well-being of your family with special programs for weight loss and exercise. The following benefits are available to employees working 30 hours or more a week.

• Employee medical coverage with the majority paid by CHI Living Communities
• Multiple health insurance plan options so you can select the one that works best for you and your family
• Dental Option Plan with 75% paid by CHI Living Communities - Click here to learn about Superior Dental Care Value Added Benefits
• Vision Option Plan - Learn about a special hearing aid discount program connected with the plan
• 100% Company-Paid Short-Term Disability
• 100% Company-Paid Long-Term Disability
• Learn about our Virtual Physician Visit Program
• Earn money for your HSA just by walking every day - Read more about the Motion® Program here

Plans for You and Your Family's Future

We value our employees' futures.

• Full-time employees benefit from company-paid life insurance valued at two times their annual salary
• All employees are eligible for the Fidelity Investments 401K Plan
• Automatic employer contribution for employees who meet the 1,000-hour requirement and are active at the end of the calendar year
• All employees are eligible for the Employee Assistance Program through Mutual of Omaha that provides confidential assistance for employees and their immediate families, if ever in need

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