Social Worker

Social Worker

We are looking for a Social Worker to join our dedicated team here at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab!

This is a full-time, hourly position.

Benefits include:

• 403(b) plan
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Holiday Pay, Sick Time, Vacation Time, and Personal Time

SUMMARY: Counsels and aids residents and families requiring assistance by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Develops an on-going relationship with residents and their families.
2. Interviews and assists residents and family members with problems such as personal and family adjustments, finances, physical and mental impairments.
3. Secures information such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to resident's situation, and evaluates these and resident's capacities.
4. Counsels' residents individually, with family, or in other small groups regarding plans for meeting needs, and aids residents to mobilize inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning.
5. Participates in the Interdisciplinary Care Plan process on a regular basis and assures that all psychosocial problems, goals, and methods are identified and incorporated into the Interdisciplinary Care Plan. Reviews of the Interdisciplinary Care Plan with residents and our family members as required.
6. Maintains compliance with regulatory agencies in documenting assessments and progress notes along with entries of other relevant social service involvement in the resident's care.
7. Maintains, interprets, conveys and assures adherence to all Jewish Home policies and procedures and standards of governing bodies.
8. Provides information, tours of the facility, and assistance to prospective residents and family members
9. Establish contact with local hospitals when a resident is temporarily transferred and visits hospitalized residents as appropriate.
10. Works closely with all staff members of the facility to identify those residents and family members in need of social service intervention.
11. Refers residents and family members to community resources and other organizations.
12. Assists residents at mealtime as assigned.
13. Assists in providing sensory stimulation to assigned residents as appropriate.
14. Assist with and coordinate admissions as assigned by Director of Human Services including updating waiting list and medical abstracts.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/LICENSURE :

Hold a current license under [the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act]; or hold a bachelor's degree (B. A.) or a master's degree (M.S.W.) from four-year college or accredited school university in Social Work or social welfare.

LANGUAGE SKILLS :

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, governmental regulations and procedure manuals. Ability to write reports such as documentation in medical records, business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of residents, family members, other staff members, and the public.

REASONING ABILITY :

Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Strong interpersonal skills.

Conforms with established work hours and maintains an acceptable work attendance record.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 - 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

CODE OF CONDUCT: Each employee shall adhere to each standard and procedure, seek clarification of any standard or procedure, if necessary, and report suspected violations to senior management, ethical advocate, and/or the Company's Compliance Officer.

VALUE STATEMENT : Based upon the Judaic tradition of respect for the elderly and historical commitment of service to the larger community, Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania and affiliated organizations fulfills our Mission and realizes our Vision for and on behalf of our residents and clients and their families, our staff, our Board, and our Volunteers with attention to the following practices:

• RESPECT- We recognize, honor and acknowledge the inherent value of each person for their wisdom, religious, ethnic and cultural background and history.
• COMPASSION - We treat everyone with caring, sensitivity, understanding and supportive responsiveness.
• ADVOCACY - We give voice to our resident's/client's needs and facilitate positive actions on their behalf.
• INTENTION - We are responsible individually and as a collective organization to approach our work and our respective tasks with mindful consideration regarding what we are doing and why we are doing it in order to achieve a desired positive outcome.
• QUALITY - We are committed to providing excellence in our care and services and through measurement and refinement to realize high standards of care.
• EDUCATION & TRAINING - We invest in the skill development of our staff, cooperate with local universities and schools to provide practical experience and education for future health care professionals and offer guidance to support our residents/clients and their caregivers.
• SAFE ENVIRONMENT - We are committed to providing a safe environment for residents, staff, and volunteers.
• INNOVATION - We seek to advance our knowledge and are committed to better understand, evaluate, and implement programming, services and operating practices to advance effective and efficient delivery of quality services to benefit our residents/clients and our community.
• ACCOUNTABILITY - We are responsible both as individuals and as an organization to be strategic, ethical, team-oriented and quality based to promote delivery of the highest level of care and fiscal soundness.
• CITIZENSHIP - We recognize our connection and contribution to the greater community.