BT Social Worker - Part Time

BRAZOS PRESBYTERIAN HOMES•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Brazos Towers at Bayou Manor seeks a compassionate, dependable Social Worker with a positive customer-service attitude and a genuine interest in supporting older adults. The role supports residents and families across the community’s care settings and serves as a resident advocate and liaison among residents, families, facility staff, and community agencies. The Social Worker contributes to resident well-being through assessment, care planning, counseling, referrals, discharge planning, family support, resident-rights advocacy, and quality assurance. The position is listed as part-time in the title and full-time in the job details.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and follow written and verbal directions.
Demonstrated skill and ability in working with and understanding the needs of residents, families, staff, and community-agency personnel.
Ability to prepare concise, meaningful written reports and articulate residents’ social and psychological needs.
Ability to accept and use professional supervision, consultation, and in-service training.
Ability to handle confidential information with professional discretion.
Experience in a long-term care setting.
Positive customer-service attitude, genuine interest in working with older adults, dependability, compassion, teamwork, and alignment with the organization’s values.

Responsibilities

Welcome new residents, provide support, and begin building a trusting relationship.
Complete an initial social-service assessment note within 72 hours of admission, assigned sections of the MDS, and the Social History within 14 days; reassess quarterly or sooner when a significant change occurs.
Contribute residents’ social and emotional needs, adjustment, support networks, and treatment response to care planning, and make recommendations supporting residents’ well-being.
Coordinate weekly care-plan meetings and notify residents, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
Write progress notes at admission and quarterly, or earlier when there is a notable change, documenting progress toward social-service goals and relevant information for the interdisciplinary team.
Initiate or participate in written discharge planning, consulting with the resident when possible, family, and other disciplines; participate in post-discharge planning as assigned or needed.
Provide active listening, behavioral intervention, and counseling, and build rapport with residents.
Attend Resident Council meetings as a liaison when invited, listen to concerns, clarify issues, facilitate changes, and assist the Activity Department with meetings as needed.
Contact community agencies to make resident referrals.
Help residents participate in and benefit from individual and group programs.
Educate residents and families about advance directives and assist with their completion.
Support residents with social issues in assisted and independent living settings; provide family education and support as required.
Meet with nursing consultants as assigned or needed and help plan and implement programs such as family nights, open houses, and joint programs with the Activity Department.
Promote resident rights, including self-determination, respectful treatment, the ability to voice grievances, and the right to meet 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.
Provide emotional support and adjustment counseling as an adjunct to existing facility programs, with supervisor permission and guidance.
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 Health Center’s primary Grievance Official: oversee and track grievances through resolution, lead necessary investigations, protect confidentiality, prevent further violations during investigations, document the process, and meet applicable state and federal laws and regulations.