**Job Summary and Responsibilities**

The Social Worker is responsible for performing social work screenings and interventions for patients in the Skilled Nursing Care. Coordinate discharge planning, including arranging services, ensuring home safety, and securing community resources The incumbent will plan, organize, develop, and direct the operation of the Social Services Department in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Director of Nursing, to assure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met and maintained on an individual basis.

+ Interviews all new residents in assigned area within five days of admission, obtains pertinent social history, completes initial social assessment, assigned sections of the RAI/MDS/RAPS and initiates a resident care plan entry within the required time frames as stated in the departm...