Social Worker

PRN
Atrium San Jose - 1009 Blossom River Way San Jose, CA 95123

A career with Brookdale has never been more rewarding. As a senior living solutions company, Brookdale is committed to providing the best options for the residents that we serve, for all of the places life can go. The services that we offer ensure that residents continue to live the lives that they want while also meeting all of their needs along the way. Every day our 50,000 associates collaborate to guarantee that this promise is fulfilled in more than 640 communities. Our Senior Living Solutions include: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Therapy, Hospice, Home Health, LifeCare, Continuing Care Retirement Communities.

More than a company, it is a calling.

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Key responsibilities include:
* Assess the psychosocial status of patients and families/caregivers related to the patient's terminal illness and environment.
* Carry out social evaluations and plan intervention based on evaluation findings.
* Counsel patient and family/caregivers as needed in relationship to stress, and other identified coping difficulties, providing crisis intervention when necessary
* Serve as liaison between patients and families/caregivers and community agencies and provide direct oversight and coordination of care with other clinical service providers
* Maintain comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assists referral sources in accessing community resources should services not be provided by Brookdale Hospice
* Ensure compliance with all state, federal, and CHAP social service regulatory requirements
* Participate in the development of the individualized plan of care and assist an interdisciplinary team in recognizing the effects of the psychosocial stresses on the symptoms of the terminal illness

We seek the following principal qualifications:
* Master’s degree in Social Work required
* 1 year experience in healthcare setting required
* Hospice experience preferred
* Knowledge of corporate business management government regulations and CHAP standards
* Computer skills with Microsoft programs as well as specialized software

Brookdale is an EOE-(Equal Opportunity Employer) and drug free work place

MSW, Advocacy, Social worker, social supervisor, management, professional, social justice, advocacy, psychotherapy, social policy, mental health, counseling, social planning, home, health, home health, geriatrics, Master of Social Work, prn, per diem, Atrium, San Jose, Scotts Valley, Oak Tree Villa, CA, California