Social Worker - 40 bed nursing home

Piper Shores is Maine’s only non-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community. We are looking for a full-time Social Worker to develop, plan and deliver designed to meet the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of residents and their families within the nursing home. This role functions as the Licensed Social Worker for our 40-bed skilled nursing home, which is a CMS 5-star rated and CARF accredited facility with private rooms, excellent staffing ratios, and a supportive team of caring professionals to provide high-quality service and care to our residents. In this role you will have an opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with our long-term care residents as well as the opportunity to interface with the broader community. 

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Maintains regular and on-going relationships with families and residents to discuss needs or concerns, mediates issues that may arise between resident/family/staff.
• Provides care coordination and discharge planning services through the IDT, utilization review, and transition team process. 
• Ensures safe discharge to the general community or transition to the appropriate level of care within the Piper Shores community
• Provides Social Work services and completes all required Social Service assessments and documentation in the Nursing Facility.
• Maintains relationships with referral sources and Piper Shores Community Health Services, performing pre-admission clinical and financial reviews with leadership staff, and the orientation and registration of all new admissions.
• Maintains appropriate case mix/census
• Functions as the public relations person (liaison to the community and health care agencies), providing tours of the facility andinformation regarding admissions.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards.
• Conducts educational sessions for staff.
• Facilitates coordination of resident and family concerns.
• Completes all mandatory documentation in a timely fashion as established by applicable regulations.
• Participates in MDS 3.0 process and care planning for all residents as it relates to psychosocial well-being.
• Participates in memory care program development work group meetings to advance services to our residents.
• Maintains the self-respect, personal dignity, and physical safety of each resident.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current Licensed Social Worker in Maine, or eligible for reciprocity.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in long-term care or other health care setting working with the elderly preferred. 
• Public relations, marketing, or admissions experience in a health care organization preferred.
• Understanding of a positive approach to care as well as person-centered approach preferable.
• Working knowledge of state and federal regulations for long term care preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite, along with ability and desire to learn software programs that would enhance productivity.