Social Worker
Company: Nexion Health Management
Location: Cedar Hill
Posted on: June 24, 2022
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Job Description:
Nexion affiliates operate 53 skilled nursing and rehabilitation
as well as assisted living facilities in Colorado, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas. Each of our affiliate skilled nursing and
assisted living campuses offers a home-like setting influenced by
their own unique regional cultures. Our commitment to excellence is
reflected in our positive clinical outcomes, resident and family
member testimonials, satisfaction reports and AHCA Quality Awards.
Function: As a member of the rehabilitation team, the Social Worker
provides services to respond to the emotional needs of Residents
and their families. This employee also assists with Resident
admissions and the referral process. Responsibilities: Resident
Support Services: * As part of the admission process, meet with the
Resident and family to review policies on advanced directives,
Resident rights and discrimination. * Conduct and document a social
services evaluation, including identification of Resident
problems/needs. * Provide/arrange for social work services as
indicate by Resident/family needs. * Assist Residents, as needed,
with financial planning. * Keeps the Residents family informed of
Resident problems, personal needs, transfers and changes of level
assignment. * Maintains a current list of community resources to
facilitate referrals. * Working knowledge and ability to apply
professional standards of social work practice in job situations.
Able to establish criteria to assure that services provided meet
established standards of quality. * Demonstrate satisfactory level
of interpersonal skills to interact with residents, families,
community and interdisciplinary staff. * Demonstrate assessment
skills sufficient to evaluate residents behavior, to collect data
to evaluate psycho- social needs, risk factors for psycho- social
deterioration and residents responses to interventions. Able to
interpret and explain resident behavior to staff in way that
fosters understanding, facilitates treatment and respect for
resident rights and minimizes use of chemical and physical
restraints. * Able to implement social service interventions that
achieve treatment goals, address resident needs, link social
supports, physical care and physical environment to enhance quality
of life. * Able to express self adequately in written and/or oral
communication and to communicate effectively in an
interdisciplinary care setting with residents, families, staff
members. * Carries out all duties in accord with the facility
mission and philosophy. * Demonstrates knowledge of and respect for
the rights, dignity and individuality of each resident in all
interactions. * Appreciates the importance of maintaining
confidentiality of resident and facility information. *
Demonstrates honesty and integrity at all times in the care and use
of resident and facility property. * Knowledge of emergency and
disaster procedures of facility. Able to locate nearest exit, to
understand and respond to written or oral instructions in case of
emergency. * Sufficient mobility, and strength to move freely
through the building, to assure resident safety at all times and to
assist, transfer or otherwise move residents of facility out of
danger in case of emergency. * Demonstrates respect for co-workers
and responds to needs of residents by complying with facility
policies and procedures. * Ability to comply with facility policies
and procedures for workplace safety including infection control
procedures, application of universal precautions for blood borne
pathogens, use of personal protective equipment and handling of
hazardous materials. * Demonstrates ability to prioritize
tasks/responsibilities and complete duties/projects within allotted
time. * Able to carry out the essential functions of this job (with
or without reasonable accommodation) without posing specific,
current risk of substantial harm to health and safety of self and
others. * Ensures that the quality and appropriateness of Resident
care meets or exceeds company and industry standards and ensures
that all services are in compliance with state and federal legal,
regulatory, accreditation and reimbursement guidelines. * Maintain
effective relationships and open communication with Residents,
families, staff. * Access continuing education opportunities
appropriate to responsibilities. * Participates in quality
improvement activities, which reduce cost and increase efficiency
through improved systems and processes. * All other duties, as
assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelors Degree in Social Work. One
year supervised social work experience working directly with
individuals in a long-term or sub-acute care rehabilitation. *
Current Social Work license in the state of employment * Working
knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in
job functions, (word processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets,
etc.) * Strong organizational and analytical skills; oral and
written communication skills. * Working knowledge and ability to
apply professional standards of social work practice in job
situations. * Current knowledge of state and federal laws and
regulations that apply to practice of social work in long-term
care. Compensation and Benefits Package: We offer our Social
Workers competitive wages and benefits package including Voluntary
Medical, Dental, Vision, ST/LT Disability, ADD, Life Insurance,
Flex Spending and 401K. EOE M/F/D/V
Keywords: Nexion Health Management, Cedar Hill , Social Worker, Healthcare , Cedar Hill, Texas
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