Social Worker-Assisted Living

Come Be a Part of our Excellent Social Services Team at Luther Manor !!!!

• Assesses needs/goals to maintain or enhance the psychosocial, mental and emotional needs of our residents.
• Identifying residents' psychosocial, mental and emotional needs along with providing, and/or aiding in the access of services to meet those needs.
• When appropriate, work with resident, family and other team members to plan discharge. Arrange home care services; assist with transfer to another location.
• Act as a liaison between resident, family and interdisciplinary team.
• Document all resident care plan information and follow State and Federal codes.
• Advocate for residents and participate in solutions to identified problems.
• Collaborate with other departments to evaluate residents' psychosocial wellbeing, mood, and behavior concerns.
• When necessary, refer residents and/or families to community resources to assist with concerns in areas of finance, housing and additional services.
• Take leadership role in investigation of resident and/or family concerns, follow through to conflict resolution and reporting to state and other authorities as necessary.
• Perform assessment of residents at admission, upon change in condition and/or annually to identify and seek ways to support residents' individual needs.
• Create, review, and update plan of care to support residents' individual needs.
• Promoting actions by staff that maintain or enhance each resident's dignity in full recognition of each resident's individuality.

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or other related behavioral science. Social Work certificate for state of Wisconsin, preferred
• Three to five years of experience in one of the following environments a Long Term Care, Assisted Living or Community Base Facilities
• Ability to document resident care plans concisely and clearly. Ability to be patient, sensitive and receptive to both the residents and their family's needs.
• Must be available for on-Call for weekend concerns or resident admission on a rotation basis.
• Attend in-services/classes concerning social workers field and to maintain social work certification.