Social Worker MSW

Bruceville Terrace has been providing quality compassionate care since 1989. Licensed as the 171-bed sub-acute skilled nursing facility of Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Bruceville Terrace offers care for the elderly as well as those requiring extended recoveries. 

Bruceville Terrace provides skilled nursing rehabilitative and complex medical services to our patients and residents using an interdisciplinary team approach. Over half of the facility is dedicated to skilled nursing/convalescent care while the remaining beds are committed to meet the medical and rehabilitative needs of the short-term patient after a stay at the acute care hospital. Learn more here at http://www.methodistsacramento.org/.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary: 

The incumbent will plan, organize, develop, and direct the operation of the Social Services Department in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Director of Nursing, to assure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met and maintained on an individual basis. 100% of the incumbents time will be spent at Bruceville Terrace.

Job Duties: 

• Interviews all new residents in assigned area, obtains pertinent social history, completes initial social assessment, assigned sections of the RAI/MDS/RAPS and initiates a resident care plan entry within the required time frames as stated in the department policy and procedure manual 95-98% of the time.
• Attends all care planning meetings for assigned residents and provides psychosocial information to other team members 95-98% of the time.
• Completes timely and comprehensive progress notes and Quarterly assessments specific to the residents' social service needs and problems within required time frames as stated in the department policy and procedure manual 95-98% of the time.
• Participates in the development and implementation of Social Service resident care policies and protocols and provides advice and guidance in handling special cases or resident needs. Exceeds criteria by volunteering to research, develop and implement new programs in the facility.
• Participates in the quality assurance activities for the department and promotes the completion of quality assurance studies to identify trends or concerns that may have a negative impact on quality resident care. Works with the quality assurance team to develop plans to improve the delivery of care and perception of quality by residents and families. Exceeds criteria by directing and assuring the consistent completion of monthly quality assurance studies over a six month period.
• Refer resident and families to appropriate social service agencies when the facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident. Exceeds criteria when written information of the referral agency is obtained and provided to the resident and family.
• Demonstrates ability to set priorities, work in a crisis situation, and complete required documentation in a timely manner 95-98% of the time.
• Develop and participate in the planning, conducting and scheduling of inservice training classes that relate to the delivery of social services and the psychosocial aspects of illness and wellness. Exceeds criteria by volunteering to develop a lesson plan or arranging for guest speakers.
• Interpret the department's policies and procedures to employees, residents, visitors, government agencies, etc. Exceeds criteria by developing an information tool (bulletin board, pamphlet) to advertise the department.
• Develops and is involved in the implementation of programs to assist residents and their families with the social and psychological factors of illness, adjustment to the nursing facility and use of facility services and programs. Exceeds criteria by developing and distributing informational items that promote the use of such services.

• Attends and participates in Resident and Family Council meetings, documents areas of concern and assists in developing a written plan of care to alleviate or diminish identified concerns. Exceeds criteria by initiating a facility committee or sub- committee designed to identify solutions and make recommendations to address the identified concerns.

• Maintain a reference library of written material to use in the education of residents and their families concerning the psychosocial aspects of illness, medically related social services, community resources, legal issues, financial resources, orientation and preparation for discharge and orientation to facility programs and services. Exceeds criteria by volunteering to write material designed to educate residents and families on a topic of need or interest.
• Maintains a written record of the resident's complaints and/or grievances that indicates the action taken to resolve the complaint and the current status of the complaint.
• Demonstrates the ability to suggest or implement creative alternative in providing individualized resident care.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize the need to utilize the facility ombudsman for resident concerns and execution of advance directives.
• Assures that resident's right to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints daily by reporting immediately any suspected or observed incidents of resident abuse per the facility policy and procedures.

Minimum Requirements: 

Education and Experience: 

• 1 year supervised social work with residents in a healthcare setting. 
• Master's degree in Social Science or in a human services field including, but not limited to, sociology, gerontology, special education, rehabilitative counseling or psychology. 
• Skilled Nursing background preferred. 

Licensure: 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association

Demonstrate effective communication skills (both verbal and written), sensitivity to the needs, interests, abilities of older, chronically ill, handicapped and/or convalescing adults. Possess the ability to work as part of the interdisciplinary team.