Social Service Coordinator STRIVE

Job Description:

The social worker will work with residents in the skilled nursing facility by identifying their psycho-social, 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 National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics along with strict adherence to government regulations.

The nursing home social worker is responsible for fostering a climate, policies, and routines that enable residents to maximize their individuality, independence, and dignity.

This climate shall provide residents with the highest practical level of physical, mental, and psycho-social well-being and quality of life.

Compassionate, resident-centered care is the cornerstone of our services.

BRIA employees are passionate and caring professionals who take great pride in their ability to serve our residents in a broad range of skilled healthcare, administrative, therapeutic, and support roles.

Our team serves from the heart so that residents get the most out of every day.

Our goal is to provide our residents with services designed to achieve the best possible health, level of function, and quality of life.

From rehabilitation therapy and specialized cardiac, orthopedic and pulmonary rehabilitation, to in-house and bedside hemodialysis, we help our patients get back home.

We also offer long-term care options, including specialized Alzheimer's / dementia care.

Providing direct social services to residents and their families by professionally trained social workers.

Assisting residents and families to use and receive maximum benefit from the facility and community-based social and health resources on a continuum throughout the stay of each resident.

Strengthening communications among residents, families, and the program or facility staff.

Assisting the facility to achieve and maintain a therapeutic environment essential to the optimal quality of life and independent functioning of each resident and to provide for maximum participation of residents in planning activities and policies.

Promoting facility-community interaction by encouraging community involvement in the facility along with residents and staff involved in the community, developing linkages with a wide range of community resources, and participating in the assessment of and the need for planning related to other long-term social and health care resources.

Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.