Medical Social Worker

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Social Worker provides and/or coordinates medically related social services to attain and maintain the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well being of each resident.
• This activity is achieved through the use of appropriate assessment tools, development, completion and revision of resident care plans and maintaining contact with residents and their family members.
• The Social Worker ensures that all charted progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided, including the resident’s response to the service.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains and ensures that all charted progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service.
• Using various assessment tools assists in meeting the physical, mental and psychosocial needs of residents and family members.
• Assist residents and family members with programs, transportation, financial assistance, community social health and referrals to appropriate social service agencies and treatment programs.
• Interviews residents and family members to assist in making plans for treatment goals, care plans and discharge planning.
• Interprets social, psychological and emotional needs of the resident and family member to resident team care members, attending physician and ancillary team staff.
• Attends resident’s care conferences.
• Exhibits excellent customer service skills and behaviors toward internal and external customers and co-workers.
• Adheres to department customer service, service excellence and performance standards.
• Demonstrates personal commitment to the Organization’s core values through active involvement in the performance improvement process.
• Demonstrates safe work practices and attitudes, follows safety rules, works to prevent unsafe conditions and behaviors, and participates in organizational and departmental safety programs.
• Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience in Skilled Nursing/Long Term Care.