Long Term Care Social Worker $5,000 Signing bonus

Long Term Care Social Worker $5,000 Signing bonus

Pay: $32.00 / hour

Location: Seattle/Washington

Employment type: Full-Time

About Caroline Kline Galland Home

Located on the shores of Lake Washington, Caroline Kline Galland Home is recognized as one of the finest skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers in the country. We combine a highly skilled team of professionals who deliver personalized care with elegant surroundings that are second to none. We offer three major areas of care: Long-Term Care, Short-Term Care/Rehabilitation, and Memory Care.

We are actively seeking a Long Term Care Social Worker and offering a $5,000 Sign on Bonus! You will join our amazing team in one of our Long Term Care Units. We are excited to launch a comprehensive program that will also include therapeutic activities and social services coordination on the unit. Come join us and lend your enthusiasm and ideas to this new program, aimed to meet the psycho-social needs of our residents through dynamic activities and compassionate social services. This is a Full Time Monday through Friday and reports to our Director of Social Services and Activities/Assistant Administrator.

Primary responsibilities:

• Comprehensive psychosocial assessments
• Developing and maintaining a plan of care in collaboration with the team
• Coordinating dynamic activity programs and documentation on the unit
• Resource referral and contact with families of residents to provide support and/or collaboration towards goals of the family and resident
• Crisis and therapeutic interventions
• Performing assigned resident interviews that assess each individual’s mood, behavior, and cognitive ability and write the accompanying summary of findings

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Provide education and techniques to unit staff of person-centered interventions that can be utilized to address any mood, behavioral, or cognitive concerns residents might present with.
• Meets deadlines for time-sensitive responsibilities
• Excellent follow through and communication skills
• Ability to work with charge nurse to lead the Unit team
• Passion for the elderly
• Ability to engage with families, residents, and team

Qualifications:

• Degree in Social work or related field of study
• 2 years' experience in Human Services or applicable field
• Prior experience in activities a plus
• Ability to manage moving priorities each day
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Computer skills for charting and documentation
• Strong team player with the ability to have FUN!

Benefits:

• Major Medical Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• PAID TIME OFF and separate PAID SICK TIME
• Retirement program with Employer contribution!
• Scholarships
• Student Loan Forgiveness Program!
• Commuter benefits for Public Transportation aka ORCA cards
• Life Insurance
• Annual increases
• Sign on BONUS

Kline Galland is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

About Kline Galland

Kline Galland is a Seattle-based, full-service senior health care resource. For over 108 years, Kline Galland has served the King County senior care needs. Kline Galland’s mission is driven by Jewish values that honor aging by providing exceptional senior care delivered by exceptional people. Today Kline Galland serves over 15,000 residents, patients, and family members yearly. Kline Galland is the trusted partner of over 60 community referral programs and remains Washington State’s only hospice operated within a Jewish environment, and hosts the largest Transitional Care/Rehab unit in the state of Washington.