Description

SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Director/Manager, oversees daily department operations, including staff supervision. Is a member of the interdisciplinary team who utilizes social work skills with residents and their families to facilitate the psychosocial functioning and well being of residents/patients and their families. Makes recommendations to and assists Sr. Director in policy/procedure development and staffing requirements for the provision of Social Work Services. Provide superior customer service by modeling the Brand Promise and Core Values.

STATUS: Full Time

LOCATION: Clifton Springs Nursing Home

DEPARTMENT: Social Work

SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, Days

ATTRIBUTES

• Bachelors Degree in Social Work, Masters preferred
  
• 3 years experience in a health care setting, working directly with elderly individuals preferred.
  

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leadership. Oversees daily department operations, providing leadership, coaching and support to staff with problem solving and in addressing customer issues/concerns. Assists in the interviewing, hiring and orientation of staff. Assures staff competency in the delivery of Social Work Services, monitoring performance and participating in the performance management process.
  
• Assessment. Provides preadmission & admission interventions that include education, marketing, assistance to residents and families with the immediate needs encountered with movement into the facility, orientation to facility and initial assessment of learning and communication barriers.
  Completes comprehensive psychosocial history and assessment used to identify psychosocial needs and to develop interventions and services to assure these needs are met.
  
• Collaboration. Collaborates and works in partnership with the interdisciplinary team in developing care plans and delivering service to meet the psychosocial needs of the resident and their families facilitating and fostering self determination and individual decision making. Involves the entire team in meeting the psychosocial needs of the resident and their family, interpreting the psychosocial needs of residents for inclusion in the care plan, facilitating resident choice and preference.
  
• Documentation. Completes all required clinical and non-clinical documentation in accordance with professional, regulatory and facility standards. Participates in department and facility planning and policy development. Collaborates with other team members in identifying the psychosocial, cultural and environmental factors essential to the delivery of quality care to residents and families.
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

PAY RANGE: $57,000.00 - $79,500.00

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Minimum Salary: 57000.00 Maximum Salary: 79500.00 Salary Unit: Yearly