Social Worker, Home Health (PRN)

Who Are We:

Friendship Village, a premier Life Plan Community located in St. Louis, is looking for qualified individuals to join our team. Great working conditions, wonderful residents, and caring, dedicated staff are just a few benefits of a senior living career with us. If you love providing exceptional resident care and are interested in serving the needs of a growing community of active-minded senior adults, please consider a job in our thriving community.

Who You Are:

We are seeking a candidate with a strong positive attitude toward customer service to act as a Social Worker for Home Health. The right candidate will always strive to do the best job possible, to be creative, and to work towards accomplishing facility goals.

Benefits:

Friendship Village promotes a workplace where YOU are at the center of what we do!

Here's a brief look at what you can look forward to as a team member at Friendship Village.

• On-Demand Pay-receive your paycheck when you want it!
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) packages-spend more time doing what YOU want!
• Pet Insurance
• Career advancement opportunities- we're on a mission to train and promote within.
• 403b with 50% match up to 4%

Responsibilities:

• Develops a comprehensive social history and assessment of the resident that includes problems and strengths, special needs and preferences (social, religious, and/or cultural), and the implications for the care plan.
• Assists with the coordination of Health Center admissions and assessments.
• Assists the resident/family with the transition to the new environment, orients the resident/family to the facility, services, limitations, and the resident's right.
• Participates in the development of the individual's care plan, including the goals and approaches for the Social Services component.
• Attends scheduled care planning conferences, addressing particular issues of schedule, treatment, and environment, and encourages residents and family (as appropriate) to participate in care planning conferences.
• Coordinates discharges/transfers to ensure the appropriateness and continuity of care. Develops a comprehensive discharge plan in coordination with residents/families and multidisciplinary staff.
• Provide/identify referral, agency, and/or community resources to meet the needs of the resident/family.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Gerontology, or related field (requirement will be based on the size of the Health Center).
• At least 2 years' experience working with seniors in long-term care, home health or other health care settings is preferable.
• Experience and knowledge of social service principles and practices relating to the elderly population, including intake and assessment
• Experience with an automated HIM electronic fully-integrated, virtual medical record/clinical management system is preferred
• Must possess excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills, excellent follow-through, as well as the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, or veteran status. Friendship Village fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will not discriminate against any applicant because of a person's mental or physical disability. If you have a disability and would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website, or need assistance completing the application process, please call Ricki .

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