Job Summary
Assesses the bio-psychosocial needs and abilities of residents and families, providing a range of Social Work services, interventions and education to meet their needs and enhance abilities. Utilizes personal, family and community resources to achieve and maintain an optimal level of physical, mental, social well-being and quality of life for the residents and families. Ensures the following is completed: bio-psychosocial assessments, care planning, counseling, advocacy for resident and family members; safe and appropriate discharge planning.
Essential Functions
- Completes comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments of residents' total needs and abilities including evaluation of social, mental, emotional, financial, environmental and family needs. Develops care plans to meet identified needs and goals of assigned residents and families with interdisciplinary care planning team.
- Provides advanced social work services including: casework, safe and appropriate discharge planning, counseling and advocacy for residents and families. Maintains current knowledge and list of community resources and services. Refers and links residents and families to appropriate community resources and services.
- Acts as a resident advocate to protect the individuals' rights and as a liaison between the facility, community, resident and family. Keeps residents and appropriate responsible parties/surrogate decision makers informed of resident problems, status, and needs per interdisciplinary meetings.
- Provides leadership for all staff in addressing resident mental health issues through interdisciplinary assessment, intervention and in-servicing. Coordinates timely mental health services including but not limited to: referral for psychiatric evaluation and counseling, assures recommendation from psychiatrist, psychologist, behavior and pain management are followed up on, refers appropriately to behavior and pain management.
- Assures all departmental documentation, assessments and reports complies with regulation and facility protocol, LTC population examples: quarterly progress notes, yearly updates, resident rights, advance directives, etc.
- Participates in assigned team meetings to enhance care and quality or services. Meets with appropriate facility staff concerning patient issues, particularly related to cognition, mood, behavior and discharge planning issues.
- Demonstrates commitment to professional growth and competence by completing required mandatory in-services, attending departmental meetings, reviewing current literature and maintaining current licensure.
- Demonstrates initiative by contributing ideas to improve, enhance or expand departmental services to better serve the residents of the facility.
Qualifications
- Required Master's Degree in social casework from an accredited graduate school of social work.
- LIC-Master Social Worker (MSW-Master) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
Physical Demands
- Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
- Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs
- Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
- Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 20 lbs
- Sitting: Occasionally
- Standing: Occasionally
- Walking: Occasionally
- Forward Bend - Standing: Seldom
- Forward Bend - Sitting: Seldom
- Trunk Rotation - Standing: Seldom
- Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Seldom
- Squat: Seldom
- Stair Climbing: Seldom
- Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom
- Reach - Above Shoulder: Seldom
- Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally
- Handling: Occasionally
- Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Seldom
- Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Seldom
- Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently
- Visual Acuity
[None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom
Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here. On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more! Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
Primary Location SITE - Skilled Nursing Dearborn - 16391 Rotunda - Dearborn
Department Name Social Work - Dearborn Skilled
Employment Type Full time
Shift Day (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours 40
Hours of Work 8 am to 4:30 pm
Days Worked Monday through Friday
Weekend Frequency On-call weekends
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Corewell Health
May 14, 2025