Social Worker

AdamsPlace•Moulton, AL

12d

About The Position

NHC HealthCare Moulton is looking for a FULL TIME Social Worker to join our team Monday through Friday. This 120 bed post-acute 24-hour center is located in northwest Alabama, a short drive from Huntsville. The qualified applicant for this position should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program, and have knowledge of the case management process and needs of geriatric patients, including funding resources. National HealthCare Corporation is recognized nationwide as an innovator in the delivery of quality long-term care. Our goal is to provide a full range of extended care services, designed to maximize the well-being and independence of patients of all ages. We are dedicated to meeting patient needs through an interdisciplinary approach combining compassionate care with cost-effective health care services. If you share our values of honesty, integrity and professionalism and have a heart for the geriatric patient, please find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/moulton/

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program
knowledge of the case management process and needs of geriatric patients, including funding resources

Responsibilities

working with individual patients and families toward adjustment to center life and to crises of illness, disability and death
serving in an advocacy role for patients and their families in expressing, defining and resolving grievances
coordinating discharge planning functions
reporting to the Director of Social Work Services the current status of social services and present needs
participate in developing patient care plans in cooperation with individuals from other disciplines
maintaining confidentiality of professional information