Where You’ll Work

St. Francis Nursing Center in Colorado Springs is a 24-hour Skilled Nursing Facility where we create a safe, comfortable, and compassionate home for our residents. We are committed to providing excellent physical, mental, and spiritual care to enable our residents to have a high level of independence and be able to enjoy all that our center has to offer. Our dedicated team has access to the resources and tools required to provide our residents with the best quality of life, while also experiencing a professional environment where our staff can thrive and continue to excel in their career. Surrounded by wildlife, our 110-bed facility offers a picturesque Colorado setting and an atmosphere filled with encouragement, laughter, kindness, and teamwork. If you are passionate about providing the highest quality of care and enriching the lives of residents, we invite you to apply to our team!

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our CC Master, Social Worker, you will plan, implement, and organize social work resources, and evaluate and provide treatment regarding mental health issues for patients, facilitating their linkage to community resources. Every day you will assess patient needs, deliver mental health treatment as appropriate, develop comprehensive care plans, and ensure seamless connections to relevant community support systems, all in coordination with continuing care. To be successful in this role, you will possess an MSW, clinical expertise in mental health treatment, strong resource navigation skills, and the ability to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate social work interventions to support continuing patient care and community integration.

• Develop and implement patient's plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with social work standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records, and clinical data.
• Evaluate patient’s response and intervene to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health, safety, and rights of each patient.
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions.
• Use quality measures to improve performance and accountability for patient outcomes, patient experiences, and safe delivery of care.

Job Requirements

Required

• Master's Degree in Social Work
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association for facilities with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) preferred for facilities without an AED
• Valid Driver's License

Preferred

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)