Social Work Assistant Job at McGuire, North Tonawanda, NY

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  • McGuire
  • North Tonawanda, NY

Job Description

SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT

RATE: $17-20 (based on experience)

SHIFT: Full-time, Days

BENEFITS:

  • Weekly Paychecks
  • Same-Day Pay Options
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health, Dental, Life Insurance
  • Referral Bonus up to $500/referral
  • Retirement/401k

JOB SUMMARY:

The Social Work Assistant assists directly with residents to identify their psychosocial, mental and emotional needs along with providing, developing, and/or aiding in the access of services to meet those needs. Services will be provided in accordance with the CMS and NYS regulations along with strict adherence to facility policies. The Social Work Assistant is responsible for assisting in fostering patient centered care, policies and routines that enable residents to maximize their individuality, independence and dignity. The Social Work Assistant assists in providing residents with the highest practical level of physical, mental and psychosocial well-being and quality of life.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Upon admission the social worker will assist in completing a social history and psychosocial assessment for each resident that identifies social, emotional, and psychological needs.
  • Upon admission the social worker will assist in determining the resident's code status, will maintain advance directive paperwork/policies at all times ensuring 100% of facility wide accuracy, and will assist residents/representative in modifying advanced directives when desired.
  • Participate in the development of a written, interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident that identifies the psychosocial needs/issues of the resident, the goals to be accomplished for those needs/issues, and the appropriate social worker interventions.
  • Assist in facilitating Care Plan meeting with resident/family and interdisciplinary team admission quarterly, annually and significant changes.
  • Assist in ensuring or providing therapeutic interventions to assist residents in coping with their transition and adjustment to a long-term care facility, including their social, emotional, and psychological needs.
  • Ensure or provide support and education to residents/family members/significant others to assist in their understanding of placement and facility issues in addition to referring them to the appropriate services when the facility does not provide the needed services.
  • Act as staff liaison for resident counsel and family counsel groups.
  • Assist in providing clinical interventions to address catastrophic events that occur during the resident's stay in the facility.
  • Assist discharge planner by identifying residents discharge plans and coordinate the resident discharge planning process by making referrals for appropriate home care services prior to the resident's return to the community.
  • Meet with and provide counsel and support to those residents with psychosocial needs, those that self-direct care in a manner that prohibits them reaching their highest practicable level of functioning, and those needing additional support and TLC.
  • Provide a summary documentation no less than quarterly based on the MDS schedule. Such documentation shall be in the form of a progress note and shall be completed prior to completion of the MDS as assigned on the MDS schedule.
  • Assist with completion of BIM's, Mood, Psychosocial, Behavior, and Discharge observations timely and in accordance with established policies and guidelines
  • Assist completing sections of the MDS as assigned timely and accurately.
  • Daily documentation on resident/representative interactions.
  • Assist with facilitating room-changes.
  • Participate in QAPI including the completion and presentation of audits as assigned as well as the identification of issues related to resident wellbeing.
  • Completing all required documentation in the medical record (EMR)
  • Work collaboratively with members of all disciplines, internally and externally, to ensure the highest quality of care for resident's and families
  • Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

  • Displays optimism fostering a spirit of teamwork, positive attitude and conflict resolution among co-workers. Interacts positively with residents, family members
    and visitors in all circumstances.
  • Excellent Communication Skills, both written and verbal. Ability to coordinate activities in conjunction with other departments to ensure residents feel safe and empowered. Interacts positively with family members, updating them on how resident is doing.
  • Strive for excellence performing duties with measured accuracy and timeliness and exhibiting a commitment to strive for excellence
  • Problem solver identifying actual/potential problems and creates an action plan for resolution and then measuring outcomes to determine course of action.
  • Displays excellent Customer Service by assisting and cooperating with other personnel and interdisciplinary teams exhibiting helpfulness and support to all team members. Provides direction to visitors, staff, volunteers and external populations.
  • Exhibits Professionalism.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services, or Psychology
  • Preferred: LMSW , BSW or MSW
  • Minimum: 1 year of experience (paid or Volunteer) in a health care setting working directly with individuals in a geriatrics setting.
  • Preferred: MDS, discharge planning and electronic medical records experience

APPLY ONLINE OR SEND YOUR RESUME TO:
Northgate Health Care Facility
Attn: Amber Prescott, Recruiter
7264 Nash Road
North Tonawanda NY, 14120
TEXT: 716-344-5368 for more information

ABOUT US:
The McGuire Group is a portfolio of six health care facilities in New York state, including: Autumn View Health Care Facility in Hamburg; Brookhaven Health Care Facility in East Patchogue; Garden Gate Health Care Facility in Cheektowaga; Harris Hill Nursing Facility in Williamsville; Northgate Health Care Facility in North Tonawanda and Seneca Health Care Center in West Seneca. We're proud to be a family of high-quality health care providers that also includes Absolut Care, Taconic Health Care and VestraCare.

Our team is comprised of charismatic, smile-bringing, lifesaving, compassionate caregivers who love to make a difference in the lives of our residents. Together, we have the privilege of caring for and learning from more than 2,800 extraordinary legends while providing them with superior levels of nursing and rehabilitative services.

Our collective stories: our legends are what help define our organization and the outstanding care we provide. We are Legends Caring for Legends, and we invite you to join our team!

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Job Tags

Daily paid, Full time, For contractors, Shift work,

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