Social Worker - Part-time

Part-Time
Meridian Temple - 4312 South 31st Street; Temple, TX 76502

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.

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Key responsibilities include:
* Assistsing in developing preliminary and comprehensive social service needs assessments and plan of care for residents
* Interviewing residents and families to obtain social history
* Interpreting and relaying the social, psychological, and emotional needs of the resident and family to the medical staff, attending physician, and other resident care team members
* Providing consultation to members of the facility, community agencies, etc. in an effort to solve the needs and problems of the residents through the development of social service programs
* Meeting with administrative, medical, and nursing staff, as well as other related departments in planning, implementing, and assessing social service programs and activities
* Assisting in obtaining resources from community social, health and welfare agencies to meet the needs of the residents
* Developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the social services department

We seek the following qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or in a human services field (i.e., Sociology, Special Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, or Psychology)
* Three years of experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals
* Working knowledge of MDS's, care planing, and discharge planning for skilled and long-term care residents
* The ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
* Flexibility with schedule
* Must enjoy working with the senior population

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

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