Social Work - Social Worker Job at Tenet Desert, Joshua Tree, CA

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  • Tenet Desert
  • Joshua Tree, CA

Job Description

Job Description

Tenet Desert is seeking a Social Work Social Worker for a job in Joshua Tree, California.

Job Description & Requirements
  • Specialty: Social Worker
  • Discipline: Social Work
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • 40 hours per week
  • Shift: 8 hours
  • Employment Type: Staff

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Up to $20,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience 

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At Hi-Desert Medical Center (HDMC) we've been caring for our community for over 40 years. Our Continuing Care Center (CCC), located on the campus of HDMC, provides specialized care to residents close to their own communities, with spectacular panoramic views of desert landscapes for both residents and their guests 

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The Continuing Care Center has 120 beds and offers three distinct levels of service in semi-private rooms: 

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Subacute care: This is the highest level of care available in our long-term care setting. The CCC provides 25 beds dedicated to residents with ventilator and tracheostomy requirements. Clinical staff is specially trained to meet the unique needs of these patients. The CCC is one of the few facilities in Southern California providing this level of care. 

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Skilled nursing care: We provide long-term skilled nursing care to residents who require assistance with personal and medical needs. Care is provided to our patients who require rehabilitative therapies, wound care or recovery from accidents or invasive procedures. 

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Long-Term Care: We provide long-term care to residents who require assistance with personal and medical needs. 

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Position Summary

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BASIC FUNCTION: Assists in managing daily operations of the Social Services Department. The Social Worker intervenes with patients who have complex psychosocial needs, require assistance with eligibility determination for social programs and funding sources and qualify for community assistance from a variety of special funds and agencies. In addition, offer crisis intervention to patients and families with psychosocial needs and coordinates and facilitates the development of a discharge plan of care for high-risk patient populations. This role will receive referrals for individuals from at-risk populations from interdisciplinary team members (including physicians, Case Managers, staff nurses and other members of the care team).

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Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development as it relates to the different life cycles. Specific age groups that are served by this position are circled.

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Physical demands: 

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  • Prolonged and extensive walking, standing
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  • Lift supplies/equipment
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  • Light physical effort (lift/carry up to 25 pounds)
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  • Occasional reaching stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching
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Working Conditions:

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  • May be exposed to bodily fluids and wastes
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  • May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases
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Shift: Days

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Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm

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Schedule: Monday thru Friday. Weekends required upon occassion. 

Tenet Desert Job ID #2503000339-5. Posted job title: Social Worker MSW Full Time Days

Benefits
  • Sign-On bonus

Job Tags

Full time, Relocation bonus, Shift work, Weekend work, Monday to Friday,

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