Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Meets with the family/resident to obtain psychosocial data and complete the admission assessment. (Within 5 days of admission).
• Assesses each new resident for depression using the appropriate scale and care plans accordingly.
• Communicates all appropriate information on the new resident to the other departments.
• Develops and determines the resident care plan in cooperation with other departments.
• Obtains pertinent/current information regarding functioning from residents, families, staff and other departments.
• Assesses for depression at least annually using the appropriate depression scale and care plans accordingly.
• Evaluates residents after a significant change, or at least quarterly and documents current assessment,
• Develops goals and objectives for individual residents.
• Encourages family support systems for all residents as possible.
• Assists and coordinates discharges with residents, families and appropriate departments.
• Completes required documentation.
• Updates medical records regularly in accordance with NYS Department of Health regulations.
• Is knowledgeable and keeps up to date on state regulations.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team.
• Saturday's coverage is rotated between the team.

Education Requirements

* Master's in social work required and LMSW preferred

* Nursing home experience required