Social Worker Details

Social Worker

Oakland Grove Health Care Center - Woonsocket, RI

Employment Type : Full-Time

We are hiring Social Workers to join our team!
Come Join a great team! Work for a company that offers excellent benefits (per eligibility requirements):

• Vacation Time
• Competitive pay
• Health insurance with EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION PLAN AS LOW AS $12.00 FOR SINGLE & $39.00 PER FAMILY.
• 401k with employer match
• Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance

We have Full Time, Part Time and Per Diem positions available.
Shifts: Various
We offer top quality senior living and rehabilitative care. Our staff is devoted to providing our residents with a homelike, safe environment designed to improve their quality of life. As part of Athena Health Care Systems’ continuum of care, residents can happily “age in place” knowing that they don’t have to move as their care needs change. Our staff are highly trained to give residents care at every level.

Athena Health Care Systems, based in Connecticut, has been a leader in providing quality health care services since 1984. With nursing homes throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Athena has been recognized as one of the largest managers of skilled nursing facilities. By enhancing the quality of life and quality of our environments, we have made our managed facilities a better place for our residents to live and a better place for employees to work.

PURPOSE OF THESE POSITIONS:
The primary purpose of your position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct all required social services to meet the needs of residents in accordance with federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, that govern our facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator to assure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual basis.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and general public.
• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as being willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level in which they are currently functioning.
• Must possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing Social Service practices.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition/incident to the Interdisciplinary Team as appropriate.

EXPERIENCE:
A minimum of one (1) year social work in a hospital, skilled facility, or other health-related field preferred.

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.
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Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

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Location: 560 Cumberland Hill Road, Woonsocket, RI 02895

Job Type: Full-time