We are looking for a full time Social Worker to become a vital part of our team at Sunny View Nursing Home, a small 57-bed facility serving both long- and short-term skilled patients.

The social worker will work with residents in the nursing home by identifying their psychosocial, mental, and emotional needs along with providing, developing, and/or aiding in the access of services to meet those needs. Social worker is responsible for fostering a climate, policies and routines that enable residents to maximize their individuality, independence, and dignity. This climate shall provide residents with the highest practical level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being and quality of life.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain and utilize a listing of current community resources that are useful to residents and their families/significant others.
• Participate in quality assurance interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Understand and meet all government requirements for social service documentation.
• Document progress in meeting the psycho social needs of residents.
• Work with the interdisciplinary team and administration to promote and protect resident rights and the psychological well-being of each resident. Prevent and address resident abuse as mandated by law and professional licensure.
• Work with residents, families, significant others, and staff to provide support, information, and organization for taking a more proactive role in self-advocacy to improve the quality of life/care for individual residents and those who live and work within the nursing home and the community at large.
• Completing Admission Assessments
• Discharge planning, case management