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Are you a licensed or unlicensed (with experience) Social Worker dedicated to improving the lives of seniors? As a Social Worker at The Laurels of Walden Park, you will provide medically-related social services that help guests to attain and/or maintain their physical, mental and psychosocial well-being. The Laurels of Walden Park is in need of someone who is customer service oriented and has the ability to multi-task.
Benefits:
* Comprehensive health insurance - medical, dental and vision.
* 401K with matching funds.
* DailyPay ( , a voluntary benefit that allows associates at our facilities the ability to access their pay when they need it.
* Paid time off (beginning after six months of employment) and paid holidays.
* Flexible scheduling.
* Tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness.
* Zero cost uniforms.
Responsibilities:
* Completes admissions, social services evaluations, provides for social services or referrals, and maintains communication with resident and families.
* Assists guests with financial and legal matters (e.g., applying for pensions, referrals to lawyers, referrals to funeral homes for preplanning arrangements).
* Provides discharge planning services (e.g., helping to place a guest on a waiting list for community congregate living, arranging intake for home care services, assisting with transfer arrangements to other facilities, working with outside agencies toward safe discharges).
* Provides or arranges needed counseling services and psychiatric medication management as indicated.
* Assures documentation is accurate and timely in MDS care plans.
Qualifications:
* Current social work licensure in the state, or if unlicensed, at least one year experience in a long-term care setting.
* Bachelor's degree in social work required; master's degree preferred.
* One year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting is preferred.
* Must have experience as a designee.
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