SOCIAL WORKER-PRN

Essential Job Functions

1. Helps guests and families cope with the crises of life-threatening illness, traumatic losses, acute and chronic diseases and disabilities.

2. Helps prepare guests and families to successfully transition to the next level of care.

3. Organizes and leads social group work activities focusing on needs of patients and family members.

4. Participates in the initial and ongoing assessment of the patient, placing special emphasis on psychosocial aspects and formulates a psychosocial treatment plan as deemed appropriate for the overall treatment planning.

5. Develops and implements social work programs which consist of individual, group and family interventions.

6. Provides professional expertise in cooperation with other health professionals in the admission, evaluation, treatment and follow-up of care and services.

7. Completes all documentation as mandated by policy and regulatory agencies within specified time limits, plus documents the course of patient care, including progress made and continuing need for treatment.

8. Formulates transitional planning, specifying the psychosocial treatment and interventions required and how they will be provided to include coordinating external services such as ordering of medical equipment to ensure a smooth transition.

9. Utilizes satisfaction surveys to collect guest/customer feedback on their experience with their stay and coordinates with the interdisciplinary team to enhance the customer experience.

10. Participating member of quality assessment and performance improvement committee (QAPI).

11. Able to assist in providing social services to long term residents as assign.

12. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Must have a Bachelor of Social Work degree from a college or university accredited by the Council of Social Work education. MSW preferred.

Bilingual preferred.

1. Training and Experience: Experience working with the elderly in a healthcare setting such as short-stay, acute care, rehabilitation, and/or long-term care facility is preferred.

2. Certifications/Licenses: Licensed by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.

3. Job Knowledge: Knowledge of basic social work skills and interventions.

Demonstrates professional skills, interventions and an understanding of interdisciplinary team approaches. Experience making a clear assessment and develops appropriate treatment plans; organizes and carries out workload based upon needs and priorities; skills in problem solving to remedy adjustment concerns or conflicts; displays sound knowledge base in clinical interventions with individuals and groups.

Additional Responsibilities

1. All job responsibilities are to be performed and are subject to change as deemed necessary by management.

2. Employee is required to comply with attendance and tardiness standards established by management.

3. The functions of this job position are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities to permit them to perform essential job functions.

4. Employee is required to comply with all safety procedures and to follow universal precautions and infection control policies and procedures.

5. Employee is required to use proper body mechanics.

6. Some requirements of the job position may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves, other employees, residents or the public.

7. Employee is required to comply with other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

8. Employee may be assigned to work in any Administration area.

9. Employee is required to understand OSHA's Safety Data Sheets (SDS), where this information is located and what action needs to be taken when an accident occurs with chemicals.

10. Employee is required to know the agency exposure control plan, where this information is located and what action needs to be taken when an accident occurs with blood or other infectious materials.

Core Anchors – Good to GREAT Customer Service: To perform this job successfully, an individual should strive to provide Good to GREAT customer service and demonstrate our Core Anchors of People First…Always; Compassionate Action…Now; and Respectful Communication…Everywhere. GREAT is an acronym for the following principles: Greet with a Smile and by Name; Respect the Whole Person;

Empathize; Accept Responsibility; and Team up for Success.

Working Conditions: Works in well lighted office and throughout the facility.

Occasionally required to attend required meetings off-site.

Physical Demands: Standing, sitting, walking, lifting to 50 lbs., handling, pushing, carrying, reaching overhead, reaching forward, reaching low, stooping, climbing, crouching, twisting motion, balancing and much talking required to provide information to inquiring persons. Requires vision corrected to 20/20 and hearing to normal range.

Special Demands: Genuine concern for the welfare of all persons and an understanding of the special needs of the elderly. Ability to perceive each admission, stay, and discharge as a situation unique to the parties involved and to treat each admission with individual attention and concern.

Tempers the exercise of authority with tact and courtesy. Tempers independent thinking with sound judgment. Verbal ability required to communicate effectively. Supports the purposes of the organization by suggesting changes in organizational procedures to accomplish these purposes.

Effects good interpersonal relationships. Effects good working relationships. Maintains a positive, optimistic and realistic attitude. Organized record-keeping and documentation and attention to details in job performance.