Social Worker

Full Time (30-32 hours a week and includes benefits)
Opportunity will cover communities in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas

A career with Brookdale has never been more rewarding! Brookdale is the only national full-spectrum senior living solutions company and committed to providing the best options for our over 110,000 residents we serve. The services that we offer ensure residents continue to live the lives that they want while also meeting all of their needs along the way. Every day our associates collaborate to guarantee this promise is fulfilled in more than 1,150 communities in 47 states. Our Senior Living Solutions include: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Continuing Care Retirement, Therapy, Hospice, Home Health, and Personalized Living.

More than a company, it is a calling.

To learn more about Brookdale and how our associates make a difference: Fulfilling Dreams * Record-Breaking Fundraising for Alzheimer’s * Best of the Best Awards * Brookdale Senior Living Solutions * YouTube

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
At Brookdale, you will enjoy a rewarding career with a forward thinking company while receiving an impressive portfolio of benefits designed to help you maintain a comfortable lifestyle for you and your family, including • Major Medical • Dental• Vision• Flexible Spending Account • Short-term Disability • Long-term Disability • 401(K) with Company Match • Life Insurance • Tuition Reimbursement • Paid Vacation & Holidays • Continuing Education • License Reimbursement

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

* Strong communications and public relations skills

* Positive attitude and flexibility are essential

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, Dayton, Cincinnati, Ohio, OH

Benefits:
Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401(k), Paid Time Off