Social Worker
About the role
We are hiring a Social Worker to join our dynamic care team at Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Lowell. As a Social Worker, your role is to plan, organize, develop, and direct all required social services to meet the needs of residents to ensure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual basis.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and monitor resident care conferences.
- Work with individual residents, responsible parties, and families towards adjustment to placement and to crisis (i.e., illness, disability, and death).
- Complies with facility Privacy Practices policies and procedures and protects residents’ individual health information.
- Complete comprehensive documentation in a timely manner.
- In the role of advocate coordinate personal needs.
- Utilize community resources appropriately.
- Support staff in relation to resident-related issues.
- Other duties deemed appropriate and assigned by your supervisor.
Qualifications
Experience & Education: Must possess a social work license in the state of Massachusetts (LSW, LICSW, LSWA, and/or LCSW). A minimum of one (1) year social work in a hospital, skilled facility, or other health-related field preferred. Must possess, as a minimum, a bachelor's in social work from an approved school of social work.
Pay
Weekly pay ranges from $34 to $38 an hour, depending on license and experience.
Schedule
32 hours a week on 8:30a-4:30p.
Benefits
- Weekly Pay
- Holiday & Overtime Pay
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Exclusive Employer Discount Program
- 401(k) with Employer Match Available for Full-Time Staff: Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- Vacation and Personal Time
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance