Mary Wade is hiring for a Nursing Home Social Worker: Per-Diem/Temporary

Hourly Range $24 to $26: Based on Experience

At Mary Wade you will experience a high quality professional culture focused on resident needs. We strive to deliver the highest quality clinical care with deep compassion and empathy for long term care and short term rehab. If you find meaning working in direct care in a medical setting, working in our skilled nursing facility may be for you.

Due to excellent patient to aide ratios, we take the time to talk with, and listen to, those we care for and do whatever it takes to get the job done. Our goal is to create moments of joy as often as possible. Listening to understand, demonstrating kindness, concern and tender loving care are part of our core practices. Stringent infection control guidelines are followed to ensure resident and employee safety.

Everyone is held accountable to these standards.

Our resident population is primarily seniors with varying levels of acuity.

For 156 years we have been serving the Greater New Haven senior community. We are a mission focused non-profit, governed by a Board of Trustees. Visit www.marywade.org to see our gorgeous campus and learn more about our services and history.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field

• Minimum BSW, MSW (preferred) or LCSW

• 1 year of Social Work Experience

• Skilled nursing experience preferred

• MDS experience preferred

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with residents, families and healthcare providers to help residents adjust to the Nursing Home setting in order to receive appropriate services to maximize independence.

• Plan, organize and lead individual or group conferences to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations for residents.

• Provide recommendations to help restore resident to optimum well-being within resident’s capacity.

• Utilizes community based resources to assist residents to resume life in the community.

• Prepare service plan and promotes all rules regarding residents’ rights.

• Ability to work a flexible work schedule to accommodate for evening and weekend family appointments.

  Benefits

• Be on a team known for excellent care and high nursing standards.

• Opportunity for career growth

• 403b Retirement Plan with company match up to 3%, immediately vested

• Weekly Payroll

• Generous Paid Time Off

• Identity theft protection, prepaid legal services, AFLAC, Verizon discounts available

What you can expect at Mary Wade?

• Highly skilled leadership that coach you to grow your skills and knowledge

• Fair-minded management that wants to see you succeed

• Excellent orientation, on-boarding and continuous skill development

• Open door culture – speak to leadership anytime

• A clean, safe work environment - we are proud of our safety record!

• A reputation you can be proud to represent - we deliver the highest quality services!

We look forward to reviewing your credentials!

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