Social Worker - Poughkeepsie, United States - Lutheran Care Center

Description

Full Time Social Worker position available.

Monday – Friday, day shift, working onsite.

Work with short-term rehabilitation and long-term nursing home residents by identifying their psycho-social, mental, and emotional needs, along with providing, developing, and/or aiding in the access of services.

Foster a climate of compassion together with the interdisciplinary team that enables our residents to maximize their individuality, independence, and dignity.

We offer medical, dental, vision, 3 weeks' vacation, 10 holidays, 4 personal days, 12 sick days, tuition reimbursement, and a 403(b) to eligible employees.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:
Administrative

Review facility policies and procedures as part of the facility's interdisciplinary team to assure compliance with state and federal regulations.

Participate in reviewing and recommending policies concerning resident care and quality of life.

Develop, maintain, and utilize a listing of community resources that are useful to residents and their families.

Understand and meet all government requirements for social work documentation, i.e. MDS, Admission, discharge and updating care plans.

Documents progress in meeting the psychosocial needs of the resident daily in the EMR.

Clinical

Complete social history utilizing electronic medical record and psychosocial assessment for each resident that identifies social, emotional, and psychological needs.

Participates in the development of interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident that identifies the psychosocial needs and issues of the resident, the goals to be accomplished for those needs, and the appropriate social worker interventions.

Provides therapeutic interventions to assist residents in coping with their transition and adjustment to a long-term care facility, including their social, emotional, and psychological needs.

Provide support and education to resident's families to assist in their understanding of placement and facility issues in addition to referring them to the appropriate agencies/services when the facility does not provide the needed service.

Provide clinical interventions to address significant events that occur in the resident's stay in the facility.

Coordinate and plan the resident's discharge and make referrals for appropriate home care services prior to the resident's return to the community.

Advocacy

Work with the interdisciplinary team and administration to promote and protect resident rights and the psychological well-being of each resident.

Prevent and address resident abuse as mandated by law.

Identify community changes and opportunities such as legislation, regulations and programs that affect nursing home residents within the area of social work.

Work with residents, families, and staff to provide support, information and organization and support to improve the quality of care for individual residents.

Education:

Educate staff on the role of social work in the facility and the psychosocial needs of the residents and their families including the problems of aging and disability.

Educate residents and families regarding their rights and responsibilities, effective problem solving and the extent of community, health and social services that are available to them, including those necessary for effective discharge planning.

General:

Works in close collaboration with physicians, nursing, dietary, Rehab (OT, PT, Speech) and other health care personnel in patient evaluation and treatment to further their understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying patient's health problem.

Helps patient and family through individual or group care plan meetings to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations.

Provides service planned to restore patient to optimum social and health adjustment within patient's capacity.

Utilizes community resources to assist residents with resuming life in their community or learn to live within limits of disability.

Prepares patient histories, service plans, and reports.

Participates in planning for improving health services by interpreting social factors pertinent to development of program.

Provides general direction and supervision to workers engaged in clinic home service program activities.

Other duties may be assigned.


Education and Skills:
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS.) in Social Work or related field required; Master's degree in Social Work and LMSW preferred.

Previous experience in long term care setting is highly desirable.

Must have outstanding communications and interpersonal skills and be able to successfully navigate the responsibilities as a patient advocate, family advocate and clinical team member.

Experience with Point Click Care or other similar electronic medical record system.

Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook are required.

Lutheran Care Center is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing and rehabilitation facility located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, and the care of our residents always comes first.

Lutheran Care Center is a subsidiary of The Lutheran Care Network .

Join our team and make a difference in the lives of others

For the health and safety of our residents, our facility requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, MMR, and PPD.

EOE