Social Worker, Elderly​/Senior Care

Social Worker Opportunity

St. John's is leading and inspiring a shift in society's views of elderhood. Join our family of dedicated, talented employees who are at the forefront of innovative senior services delivery in this community. St. John's embraces living every day by fostering a culture that is friendly, respectful, responsive, compassionate, innovative, and fun for both employees and the elders and residents who call St.

John's home.

If this description speaks to you, continue reading about the opportunity for a Social Worker. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week Monday-Friday day position n's Home.

Reports To: Social Worker Manager

Position Summary: The Social Worker assesses and supports the psychosocial well-being of elders in admission, discharge, and daily life n's. This valuable role supports 80-90 long-term care residents. This team member ensures that the interdisciplinary team is honoring resident rights and facilitates appropriate placement supports in the neighborhood. Upon admission and throughout the course of the resident's stay, coordinates the interdisciplinary team to ensure goal alignment and individual planning for each resident's specific needs.

This role must show a commitment to innovative solutions, elder-directed goal setting and frequent family support is imperative.

Qualifications & Education Required: Minimally a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field, MSW preferred. Minimum one year of experience in a health care setting, with knowledge of long term care, insurance coverage, discharge planning and end-of-life care.

Core Organizational Competencies:

• St. John's Brand Characteristics
  - Embrace living by being Friendly, Respectful, Responsive, Compassionate, Innovative, and Fun towards elders, families, and colleagues.
• Teamwork
  - Actively participates. Assists team members; offers encouragement. Acknowledges/welcomes elders. Keeps team members informed. Recognizes achievements and efforts of others.
• Job Knowledge
  - Consistently demonstrates working knowledge of all aspects of job. Remains current on job-related changes and trends.
• Planning/Organization
  - Demonstrates initiative; plans appropriately. Uses time, materials, and resources effectively. Organizes work to ensure commitment and priorities.
• Productivity
  - Consistently maintains high activity and efficiently produces acceptable volume of work. Consistently meets deadlines and commitments.
• Quality
  - Consistently produces accurate, timely work which meets required quality standards. Pays attention to detail. Sets high standards of performance for self and actively seeks continuous improvement. Provides elder-driven care.
• Reliability
  - Consistently delivers on commitments. Can be counted on to accomplish tasks without follow-up. Available when required by the elder or team and can be counted on to help or assist when needed. Responds in a timely manner.
• Demeanor (attitude) - Embraces change with optimism. Addresses concerns appropriately. Positively communicates. Good listener. Consistently maintains a positive demeanor.

Position Responsibilities:

• Assess and support well-being in admission, discharge, and during daily life n's.
• Performs casework counseling services for elders and family members/responsible parties in specifically assigned areas, being mindful of the need to advocate for resident rights and wishes.
• Continual assessment and documentation of elder's needs, which include evaluation for depression, changes in mental status, anxiety, family dynamics/crises and interpersonal interactions with family, staff and other elders.
• Assist with discharge planning, transfers and transition by arranging for appropriate community services and completion of all corresponding paperwork.
• Completes appropriate…