Social Worker

Seal Rock Healthcare, part of the Atlantic Heights Community, is a fully-licensed Medicaid/Medicare-certified facility offering 105 beds. Our Maintenance Team at Seal Rock supports our entire Atlantic Heights Community which includes The Inn, an 80 apartment assisted living and The Cottages, 45 independent living cottages. Under the ownership of First Atlantic Healthcare, the Atlantic Heights Community follows in First Atlantics long standing reputation for excellence in long term care, assisted living and senior living.

General Purpose of Social Services:

The primary purpose of your job position is to assist in planning organizing, implementing, evaluating, 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 Social Services and/or Administrator, to assure the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual basis.

Essential Job Functions:

• Specifically, responsible for all social service functions on the unit, with a social service assistant providing the majority of social service needs of LTC.

• Coordinate discharge planning of all residents within policy guidelines.

• Serves on the Level of Care committee

• Assists residents on completion of Maine care applications

• Referral assessments are current for residents and all Mod Vs are in place.

• Responsible for Social Service sections of MDS completion

• Takes the lead role in APS referrals on the unit

• Responsible for Rehab/UR meetings and required pre/post documentation

• Responsible for admission contracts and addendums kept current for skilled and long term care residents on the unit

• Development and implementation of social service care plans.

• Coordinates with nursing Therapies, Dietary, Activities, Social Services, and families to ensure that the overall needs of the residents are being met.

• Facilitates family meetings.

• Performs social services admission assessments and ongoing assessments as required and as needed.

• Collaborates with management team for resident updates.

• Complies with facility guidelines for productivity and meeting requirements

• Participate in the required Social Worker meetings for First Atlantic Health Care.

• Must maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information to ensure resident’s rights are protected.

• Work meets facility standards.

• Promotes and maintains positive relationships with peers and Residents and works collaboratively with all departments.

• Remain pleasant, cheerful, tactful, and courteous at all times.

• Dependable and demonstrates ability to follow the attendance policy.

• Maintain and update job knowledge and licensure by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; fulfilling continuing any education requirements.

• Ensures adherence to all First Atlantic professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.

• Cooperate with other personnel and to resolve interpersonal conflicts with minimal assistance.

• Willingness to accept suggestions and supervision from the supervisor.

Skills and Abilities:

• Long-term care and skilled care experience preferred.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Work in an interdisciplinary environment.

• Problem solve and work as a team.

• Take responsibility and be flexible to changing needs.

• Work with independence, flexibility, good judgment, creating a safe environment, and creating and maintaining positive customer relationships.

• Engage and embrace culture change and communicate additional education/training needs timely to Supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in social work or other social science from an accredited university.

• Current Maine Social Work license.

• Experience with, and desire to provide services for people, especially those who are elderly and chronically ill.

We want to support your work and life balance, so we have flexible shifts available – and would love to speak with you about what interests you.

Flexible Shifts

Pay On Demand: Daily access to your paycheck

Tuition reimbursement and education assistance

Full time employees have access to full benefits; medical, dental, vision, and disability

Employer paid life insurance

Flexible savings account, including medical & dependent

Paid Time Off available to all employees

401(k) Retirement savings program with employer contribution

Opportunity to advance your healthcare career