Psychiatric Social Worker 3

Benefits, Questions, Description

• Conduct interviews for ongoing assessment and treatment
• Provide crisis intervention as needed
• Monitor, track, and report on resident and family complaints
• Complete documentation in a timely fashion
• Perform assessments, one-on-one visits, phone calls, care conferences, discharge planning
• Serve as facility discharge planner
• Maintain working knowledge and written materials related to community resources
• Conduct and participate in resident/family groups
• Develop behavior plans and maintain behavior monitors
• Ensure that all psych drugs are tracked and monitored
• Prepare reports for behavior team on assigned residents
• Review and monitor plans with team support and make recommendations
• Provide in-service education to all staff
• Provide oversight, direction, training, performance development plan expectations and evaluations, and approval for leave, timesheet reporting, etc.

• Master’s degree in social work (must be from an educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education)
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience providing care for individuals in a nursing home setting
• Advanced practice knowledge in aging, disability, mental illness, PTSD and Alzheimer’s disease
• Licensed Social Work Associate Advanced (LSWAA) in Washington state within twelve (12) months from hire date
• Proficient in the English language and be able to read, write and speak English

• Medicare and Medicaid nursing home care
• Basic life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges
• Paid holidays
• Sick leave
• Vacation (Annual Leave)
• Dependent care assistance
• Auto, boat, home, and renter insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Retirement and Deferred Compensation

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