Social Worker

Social Worker

The Social Worker promotes a positive psychosocial well being through the use of psychosocial assessments, treatment plans and therapeutic interventions to residents in our facility. Provides assistance with benefit management and acts as a liaison with family members, professionals and community resources in order to maximize resident independence. Advocates for the rights/needs of disabled individuals, provides direction and support with problem solving and conflict resolution.

Essential Functions

• Evaluate Resident's Psychosocial Abilities and Needs
  • By systems based clinical assessments including but not limited to psychosocial assessments, PHQ-9/PHQ-OV Mood Interviews, depression screenings, suicide risk assessments, drug/alcohol screenings, behavioral assessments, screening for potential discharge planning needs and collateral interviews.
• Develops and Provides Therapeutic Intervention Plan According to Needs
  • By individual/group psychosocial counseling, promoting resident empowerment through the development of life management skills, developing and implementing behavior management plans, providing crisis intervention/conflict resolution and/or problem solving, acting as liaison with other mental health practitioners, providing support with goal planning and implementation.
• Development and Implementation of Staff Training
  • By formal presentation of individual and group training sessions, informal staff support, development and distribution of written material, staff consultations in addition to providing both general and specific educational resources
• Coordination of Services for Residents
  • By building functional partnerships with community based resources for the purpose of exploring and securing appropriate services to meet individual resident needs.
  • Resources may include but are not limited to: mental health supports, social groups, education services, employment opportunities, financial management, etc.
• Advocates for the Rights and Needs of Disabled Residents
  • By advocating on behalf of each/all residents both within the organization and throughout the community, coordinates and participates in resident and family council groups.
• Coordinates Resident Driven Discharge Planning
  • By implementation and coordination of Community Transition Program for each resident as appropriate.
  • Tasks may include but are not limited to coordination of interdisciplinary team assessments/treatment plans, community referrals, support with skill building, and the procurement/establishment of equipment and services, etc.
• Maintains Documentation
  • By preparing written documentation of clinical assessments and interventions, making functional and timely notations in the medical record, maintaining accurate departmental files, providing required financial documentation to multiple state/federal offices of benefit management and ensuring the satisfaction of all regulatory standards relative to documentation within the social work scope of service.

Qualifications

• Education
  • Bachelors Degree in Social Work required. Master's Degree in Social Work preferred.
• Work Experience
  • One (1) or more years of experience in a health care setting, working directing with individuals
• Licenses / Certifications
  • LSW preferred