Social Worker - Geriatric Care

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Join the Greenspring Geriatric Continuing Care team as a full-time resident-centered Social Worker. This role will support our 62 resident Skilled Nursing neighborhood and is responsible for providing social work services to residents in skilled nursing, long-term rehab, assisted living, and memory care. This full time role is onsite, with one weekend day required.

• Completes psychosocial assessments, MDS, and other required documentation in accordance with department policy, State, and Federal regulations.
• Coordinate the Social Work function from admission through discharge, including room changes and transition planning when appropriate, in collaboration with staff.
• Participate in the care plan process by completing the following: partners with other team members to develop a care plan based on the resident’s preferences, psychosocial, and functional needs; prescribes psychosocial interventions for the team to follow; maintains a care conference schedule; coordinates the interdisciplinary care plan meetings with family members.
• Provide bereavement support to residents, family, and staff as appropriate.
• Monitor the psychosocial and medically related social service needs of residents routinely and completes all required documentation in the medical record. 
• Maintain working knowledge and ensures compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations regarding long-term care/assisted living/assisted care as well as professional standards and practice.
• Identify, investigate, and coordinate the resolution of grievances and customer service issues. Collaborate with neighborhood members to resolve problems responsibly and facilitates decision-making at the level closest to the resident.

• →Social Worker License for state of Virginia preferred
• →Social Work Degree is required, MSW preferred
• →Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with the older adult population with knowledge of geriatric population and dementia required. 
• →Minimum of 2 years experience working in Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care required.
• →Experience with with EHR / EMR preferred
• →Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Outlook

Please note that specific state regulations and requirements may be applicable. These regulations take precedence over the requirements outlined in the job description.

Greenspring is a beautiful 58-acre continuing care retirement community in Springfield, Virginia. We’re part of a growing national network of communities managed by Erickson Senior Living, one of the country’s largest and most respected providers of senior living and health care. Greenspring helps people live better lives by fulfilling our promises of a vibrant lifestyle, financial stability, and focused health and well-being services for those who live and work with us. As part of our team, you'll enjoy flexibility and work-life balance to meet your personal and professional goals, and we are committed to providing you with opportunities to learn and grow.

Erickson Senior Living, its affiliates, and managed communities are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.