PRSC- SOCIAL WORKER

Job Description

Job Description

Shift time 2pm - 10pm

The optimal preparation is a bachelor’s degree in social work or a master’s degree in social work with a demonstrated interest in long term care, the elderly and cognitively impaired mental illness.

The minimum preparation necessary is a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field limited to human services, social services, psychology, or sociology.

The nursing home social worker must display by appearance, language, and style of interaction, a level of professionalism which fosters trust in the social worker’s ability to empathize with and advocate for the client/family system. In validating an advocacy role, display a dedication which instills confidence in the people one serves and works with. Convey both self-confidence and empathy to build relationships. Each social worker must recognize and enact the role as resident advocate above all else. Uphold resident rights, dignity, and respect. Promote self-determination.

A social worker should act as a role model for all staff and families in advocating resident autonomy. Show willingness to promote social work values, ethics, and resident rights even when challenged by difficult situations. The nursing home social worker must maintain a clear identification with the philosophies and goals of social work practice.

 

The social worker has an important role in documentation and shall establish and follow systems which enable sharing of information with the professional team. Documentation (i.e., assessments, histories, plans, goals, and progress reports) is one of the visible and permanent reflections of the social worker’s professional capabilities and of accomplishments toward resident goals.

Assessing, Planning and Documenting

To be an effective case manager, a nursing home social worker must possess skills to acquire the information necessary to provide appropriate service to each resident.

 

Interviewing skills are essential, using questions and environment in a purposeful manner to gather information. Attention must be given to both verbal and nonverbal communication, utilizing observation and listening skills. Techniques must include interviewing individuals as well as groups.

Possess research skills including the ability to gather data from any written document, particularly medical records.

Once adequate information is gathered, a nursing home social worker must process the information, drawing conclusions based only upon evidence and not speculation, completing initial and on-going assessments. Assessments must be comprehensive, often expanding on the State and Federal standards (i.e., “Minimum Data Set”).

A good assessment process includes an initial assessment, then purposeful, subsequent assessments, identifying resident needs, problems, goals, strengths, and weaknesses, recognizing the positive and negative aspects of every situation. Utilize assessment techniques to identify and evaluate cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, social, and behavioral issues.

As a member of the interdisciplinary team which includes the resident, a nursing home social worker must apply the assessment to develop a useful plan of care. Advocate for a resident-directed plan of care. Formulate individualized care plans and goals which are behavioral and measurable. The social worker must be intricately involved in the implementation of the plan of care, outlining specific approaches that will enable the resident to attain individual goals. Nursing home social workers must document thoroughly in progress notes, assessment records and the plan of care. Documentation must be clear, useful, accurate and legible. The social worker must differentiate between objective and subjective statements. Documentation must be individualized. In coordination with other disciplines, documentation must reflect consistency in assessments, the plan of care, and progress notes.

Cityview is a large LTC with cognitively impaired individuals Mental Illness Dementia and general short stay or LTC individuals. Cityview is a large facility 485 with average capacity of 250 to 350 .There is a Social worker on every unit with a Director and assistant that assists the social workers. If you display compassion empathy for our residents come and apply hours can be structured to meet both applicants needs and facility needs.