Social Worker (Skilled Nursing)

Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls • Chippewa Falls, WI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls is looking for a Licensed Social Worker to join their team in caring for America’s heroes. They are a 5-star, deficiency-free, homelike care community that provides compassionate and professional long-term, skilled nursing care to veterans and spouses who cannot be cared for in their homes.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a Bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited academic institution, including, but not limited to: gerontology, sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, psychology.
• Five (5) years of supervised social work experience in a health care setting, working directly with individuals.
• Maintain current licensure with state Board of Social Workers as required by current state licensure requirements

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-admission, admission, and counseling services to members.
• Aid members and their families with personal and environmental difficulties, which may predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from skilled care.
• Formulate and coordinate interdisciplinary discharge plans for members.
• Performs clinical evaluations on assigned members.
• Assesses and develops a plan of care that meets member’s needs.
• Maintains members self-esteem, privacy, and confidentiality of personal information.
• Provides members with opportunities for independence and choice consistent with their care plan.
• Completes all documents related to social work.
• Assists members with problem solving and completing a member satisfaction survey form as appropriate in keeping with facility policy.
• Serves as a liaison between residents, families, the community, and the surrounding community.

Benefits

• Team member only health insurance as low as $40.00 / month
• Accumulating paid time off & paid disability leave earned each pay period
• 401k with employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Same day pay
• Generous team member referral program – earn up to $2,000

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level