Social Worker

Seaside Rehabilitation•Portland, ME

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Seaside Skilled Rehabilitation Center is seeking a Social Worker to join their team. This role is responsible for assisting in the planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating of the Social Services Department to ensure the medically related emotional and social needs of residents are met. The position requires a Social Work license and involves coordinating discharge planning, assisting with applications, completing MDS sections, leading APS referrals, managing Rehab/UR meetings, and developing social service care plans. The Social Worker will collaborate with various departments, families, and management to ensure resident needs are met and will participate in facility and company-wide meetings. Maintaining resident confidentiality and promoting positive relationships are key aspects of this role.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in social work or other social science from an accredited university.
Current Maine Social Work license.
Experience with, and desire to provide services for people, especially those who are elderly and chronically ill.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Work in an interdisciplinary environment.
Problem solve and work as a team.
Take responsibility and be flexible to changing needs.
Work with independence, flexibility, good judgment, creating a safe environment, and creating and maintaining positive customer relationships.
Engage and embrace culture change and communicate additional education/training needs timely to Supervisor.
Must maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information to ensure resident’s rights are protected.

Nice To Haves

Long-term care and skilled care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for all social service functions on the unit, with a social service assistant providing the majority of social service needs of LTC.
Coordinate discharge planning of all residents within policy guidelines.
Serves on the Level of Care committee.
Assists residents on completion of Maine care applications.
Referral assessments are current for residents and all Mod Vs are in place.
Responsible for Social Service sections of MDS completion.
Takes the lead role in APS referrals on the unit.
Responsible for Rehab/UR meetings and required pre/post documentation.
Responsible for admission contracts and addendums kept current for skilled and long term care residents on the unit.
Development and implementation of social service care plans.
Coordinates with nursing Therapies, Dietary, Activities, Social Services, and families to ensure that the overall needs of the residents are being met.
Facilitates family meetings.
Performs social services admission assessments and ongoing assessments as required and as needed.
Collaborates with management team for resident updates.
Complies with facility guidelines for productivity and meeting requirements.
Participate in the required Social Worker meetings for First Atlantic Health Care.
Must maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information to ensure resident’s rights are protected.
Work meets facility standards.
Promotes and maintains positive relationships with peers and Residents and works collaboratively with all departments.
Remain pleasant, cheerful, tactful, and courteous at all times.
Dependable and demonstrates ability to follow the attendance policy.
Maintain and update job knowledge and licensure by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; fulfilling continuing any education requirements.
Ensures adherence to all First Atlantic professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
Cooperate with other personnel and to resolve interpersonal conflicts with minimal assistance.
Willingness to accept suggestions and supervision from the supervisor.