Social Worker

Job Description

Job Description

Fusion Healthcare Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is the home where people work together to make great things happen every day. We offer a pleasant, family-friendly environment and a wonderful reputation providing services to our residents, families and local community.

TEAMWORK EXCELLENT BENEFITS STABLE WORK ENVIRONMENT

Daily Pay option available!!

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Maintaining and/or improving resident’s ability to control everyday physical needs and mental/psychosocial needs

• Identifying individual social and emotional needs

• Developing and maintaining individualized care plans

• Participating in the planning of the resident’s admission, community re-entry or transfer to another facility

• Participating in interdisciplinary care plan meetings to ensure treatment of the social and emotional needs of the resident

• Work with the finance team to ensure resident is educated and the proper documents are in place for the resident during their stay

• Work with the resident on discharge and get necessary DME or home care in place so that the resident is safe when they return to the community

• Demonstrates knowledge of age specific developmental factors specific to adult and geriatric residents (i.e. physical, cognitive, and socialization factors) in planning social services programs.

• Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and techniques necessary to plan social services programs for residents with the following needs: therapeutic, neurological and dementia, dialysis, IV therapy, and infectious diseases if applicable.

• Promptly follows-up on admission inquiries, evaluates and assesses the needs of prospective residents to determine appropriateness of facility placement

Qualifications/Requirements:

• BSW or MSW preferred, or Bachelors degree in related field

• At least one year experience in Social Work field required

• Experience in long term care and/or sub-acute setting preferred

Benefits:

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Retirement plan/401k

• Paid time off

• Flexible schedule

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