BT Social Worker - Part Time

BRAZOS PRESBYTERIAN HOMES•Houston, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Brazos Towers at Bayou Manor is seeking a part-time Social Worker for its Houston community. The Social Worker supports older adults across the community’s care settings, including skilled nursing, assisted living, and independent living. The role focuses on resident advocacy, psychosocial assessment and support, care planning, discharge planning, family education, and coordination with facility teams and community agencies. The Social Worker also serves as the primary Grievance Official in the Health Center and supports quality assurance activities. The position requires being on call during time away from work and during critical operating issues or emergencies.

Requirements

Able to read, write, and follow written and verbal directions.
Demonstrated ability to work with and understand the needs of residents, families, staff members, and personnel from community agencies.
Able to prepare concise, meaningful written reports and articulate residents’ social and psychological needs.
Able to accept and use professional supervision, consultation, and in-service training.
Able to handle confidential information with professional discretion.
Experience in a long-term care setting.
Strong customer-service orientation, a positive attitude, compassion, dependability, and a genuine interest in working with older adults.

Responsibilities

Welcome new residents, provide support, and establish trusting relationships.
Complete an initial social service assessment note within 72 hours of admission; complete assigned MDS sections and the Social History within 14 days; and reassess residents quarterly or sooner when significant changes occur.
Contribute to resident care plans and interdisciplinary conferences by identifying social and emotional needs, adjustment to placement, support networks, responses to treatment, and recommendations for care.
Coordinate weekly care plan meetings and notify residents, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
Write progress notes at admission and at least quarterly, or earlier when notable changes occur, documenting progress toward social service goals and communicating relevant information to the interdisciplinary team.
Initiate or participate in written discharge planning, consult with the resident, family, and other disciplines, and participate in post-discharge planning as assigned or needed.
Provide active listening, behavioral intervention, counseling, emotional support, and adjustment counseling as authorized by the supervisor.
Attend Resident Council meetings when invited, listen to residents’ concerns, clarify issues, facilitate changes, and coordinate with the Activity Department as needed.
Contact community agencies to make resident referrals.
Help residents participate in individual and group programs and make full use of available programs.
Educate residents and families about advance directives and assist with their completion.
Assist residents with social issues in assisted and independent living settings; advocate for residents and serve as a liaison among residents, families, the facility, and community agencies.
Provide family education and support services as required; meet with the nursing consultant and assist with planning and implementing additional programs as assigned.
Promote resident rights, including self-determination, respectful and dignified treatment, voicing grievances, and meeting with other residents.
Help plan, implement, and organize a Family Council or Family Support Group as needed.
Provide quality assurance services through formal or informal studies and audits.
Implement, monitor, and coordinate monthly behavioral health meetings with the interdisciplinary team and meetings with physician involvement at least quarterly.
Maintain the work area and keep the department compliant with OSHA safety standards.
Communicate effectively verbally and in writing and demonstrate the community’s hospitality promises toward residents, families, associates, and vendors.
Maintain on-call availability outside working hours, on days off, during critical operating issues, and during disaster emergencies or as needed by the CEO.
Serve as the primary Grievance Official in the Health Center: oversee the grievance process; receive and track grievances through resolution; lead necessary investigations; maintain confidentiality; prevent further violations during investigations; document matters; and comply with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.