Licensed Social Worker Job at Independence Health System, Inc.

Independence Health System, Inc. Perryville, MO 63775

The licensed Social Worker will be responsible for ensuring that the medically related emotional and social needs of the residents are met and maintained on an individual basis.

Duties include, but are not limited to: 1. Organizes admission/referral process. 2. Develops a comprehensive social history and psychosocial assessment. 3. Helps residents and their families cope with the immediate effects of the decision to move to the facility. 4. Orients residents and families to the facility, its services, its service limitations and residents' rights. 5. Involves residents and families in care planning, encouraging their attendance at care conferences. 6. Attends scheduled care conferences and identifies and interprets psychosocial needs of residents for inclusion in the care plan, addressing issues of schedule, treatment and environment that express and reinforce individuality and identity. 7. Completes mandatory documentation within timelines established by applicable regulations. 8. Empowers residents and encourages resident choice in matters affecting them, demonstrating receptive attitudes and sensitivity to choices based on racial, cultural and ethnic heritage, and sexual orientation. 9. Provides linkage with appropriate community resources by maintaining knowledge of other systems, making referrals and identifying unmet needs. 10. Helps residents and families prepare for and cope with losses, including aging and death. Provides Advance Directive Information and forms. 11. Develops a comprehensive discharge plan in collaboration with residents, residents' families, multidisciplinary staff, and referral agencies. 12. Maintains resident room change request list; tracks resident moves within facility.

Qualifications include bachelor's degree in social work, one year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting, decision making skill, & results driven.


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