Social Worker, Mental Health

Social Worker – Brookline, MA

Position:
Full-time and Part-time shifts available. Hourly compensation ranges from $15.00 to $22.50, based on experience, qualifications, credentials, employment status, and work schedule.

Balance life and work with a new career opportunity. The Social Worker is responsible for providing therapeutic and social support to residents in long‑term care, short‑term rehab, skilled nursing, and sub‑acute care settings.

• Participate in an interdisciplinary team approach to better serve the needs of the Center population.
• Provide therapeutic intervention to help residents cope with social and psychological aspects of their illnesses, impairments, or disabilities, as well as their feelings about institutionalization and separation from family, community, physical and emotional loss.
• Maintain written documentation in the resident medical record per the company's policy.
• Perform an initial evaluation/assessment of each resident's psychosocial needs and place on the medical record. Written documentation at least quarterly is required for each resident.
• Maintain ongoing written documentation for short‑term residents.
• Develop the social‑service component of the resident's plan of care, identifying specific problems, goals and approaches.
• Participate in and coordinate per the company's policy interdisciplinary care‑planning conferences at admission and at required intervals to assist in developing and revising the overall plan of care.
• Ensure and document that residents and/or families have input in the care‑planning process.
• Act as a liaison between residents, families, outside agencies, and the Center Administrator to ensure resident rights are maintained and upheld.
• Conduct family meetings as needed, including new‑admission group meetings, support groups, and family‑and‑friends councils.
• Facilitate discharge planning, including the development of an organized discharge plan for all residents.
• Ensure safety of all Center customers to minimize potential fire and accidents.
• Coordinate admissions to the facility through generating referrals.
• Develop and maintain relationships with area referral sources.
• Verify insurance coverage through computer systems or verbal authorization.
• Conduct tours of the facility for all outside interested parties.

• Master's degree in social work or a human services field.
• Possess a CSW or LSW license in the state of operation.
• Minimum of 1 year of social‑work experience.
• Long‑term care/skilled nursing experience preferred.

The Care One mission is to define excellence within the health‑care community. We are dedicated to maximizing patient outcomes and treat residents, families, and employees with respect, dignity, and compassion. We strive to provide a framework of strength and stability for our Centers and Communities and maintain the highest standards of care.

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including multiple medical plans (with pharmacy and Teladoc), dental plans, vision plan, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, voluntary life and AD&D, short‑term and long‑term disability plans, hospital indemnity insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, whole life insurance, Medicare employee assistance.
• Legal plan.
• Commuter benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee assistance program (available to all employees).
• Paid time off: vacation and sick leave, in accordance with state laws.
• Opportunities to advance and grow your career.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/AA/M/F/DV.