About this role
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WI-St Francis Home
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.
This role focuses on providing social work assistance to residents of Saint Francis Home long term care facility and families as related to social determinants of health.
Department: Saint Francis Home - General Administration
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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Job Summary:
Provides social work assistance to residents and families as related to social determinants of health.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Interviews residents, assesses priorities and documents case activity.
- May consult with members of the multi-disciplinary team in liaison with community resources to support the resident's treatment.
- Assists residents/families with obtaining community assistance by referral to proper resources.
- Develops and maintains working relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies and seeks creative means to assist the resident with his/her needs.
- Active participant with other members of the team regarding opportunities for improvement in standard work.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work
EXPERIENCE
- No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Frequent reaching, sitting, standing and walking.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, twisting and gripping.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements and squatting.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
- None
Department:
8050010068 SFH General Admin
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
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