Social Worker BSW - SNF

Where You’ll Work

Built-in 1973, Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento is committed to providing daily excellence in health care for residents of Sacramento’s southern suburbs, including the Elk Grove, Wilton, and Galt communities. Methodist Hospital is home to a 158 acute-care bed facility with 1,120 employees, 283 medical staff, and 29 Emergency Department beds. Methodist Hospital also owns and operates Bruceville Terrace – a 171-bed skilled nursing long-term care facility adjacent to the hospital. As part of our team, you'll be contributing your skills at Bruceville Terrace, providing compassionate care for the elderly, as well as those requiring extended recoveries. Methodist Hospital is home to the Family Medicine Residency Program, an accredited and nationally recognized program which provides resident physicians with specialty training in primary care family medicine. Together, the hospital and residency program implemented a ground-breaking curriculum addressing the identification, treatment, and assistance of human trafficking victims and created a one-of-a-kind health clinic for victims, the Human Trafficking Medical Home.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Social Worker, you will help residents in Skilled Nursing Care perform social work screenings and interventions so they can coordinate discharge planning, assure their medically related emotional and social needs are met, and transition safely with appropriate community resources.

Every day you will plan, organize, develop, and direct the operation of Social Services in accordance with regulatory standards, interview new residents, and complete timely and comprehensive social assessments and progress notes.

To be successful in this role, you must possess a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, have at least one year of supervised social work experience in a healthcare setting, and demonstrate strong abilities in discharge planning, crisis management, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Interview all new residents within five days of admission, obtaining pertinent social history and initiating a resident care plan entry.
• Complete timely and comprehensive progress notes and Quarterly assessments specific to residents' social service needs and problems.
• Attend all care planning meetings for assigned residents, providing psychosocial information and participating in the development and implementation of Social Service policies.
• Participate in quality assurance activities for the department, identifying trends or concerns and developing improvement plans.
• Refer residents and families to appropriate social service agencies when facility services are not sufficient, providing written information.
• Attend and participate in Resident and Family Council meetings, addressing concerns and assisting in developing written social work treatment plans.

$5,000.00 Sign-On Bonus offered for qualified new hires. Per policy, current employees are not eligible. 

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelor of Science in Social Work from an accredited program
• One (1) Year Of Supervised Social Work with residents in a healthcare setting
• Basic Life Support – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (BLS-CPR)

Preferred

• Skilled Nursing background
• Social Worker with 1 year of skilled nursing facility experience and expertise in discharge planning.