Job Responsibilities
*Provide discharge planning for nursing home residents
*Conduct family meetings for residents
*Maintain documentation of treatment plans and progress notes
*Provide emotional support for nursing staff (not part of
official job, but in actuality, it's what I do most often)
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Job Requirements
*MSW (Master of Social Work) degree is all that is needed; I
happen to hold both an MSW and an MBA, acquired at different
times (not as a joint program)
*interest in working with the elderly is beneficial to success in
this job
*Ability to tolerate bodily odors is helpful
*Ability to perform numerous clerical tasks (e.g., photocopying,
filing, faxing, and similar) is essential
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Uppers
*Low stress
*Sense of accomplishment when a resident is discharged successfully
*Strong sense of value to the organization, in that it is really the emotional
support I provide that helps everyone else get along and have reasonably
enjoyable workdays
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Downers
*The noxious odor of most nursing facilities
*The often unpleasant personalities of Directors of Nursing and,
occasionally, that of the Nursing Home Directors
*The never-ending stream of paperwork and clerical tasks
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Lifestyle
*If you already have a social work degree, this is as good a
setting as you might get. It certainly beats working with
adolescents!!
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Compensation
*$23.00 to $25.00 per hour, working for an agency.
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Advice to Jobseekers
*If you already have a social work degree, this is as good a
setting as you might get. It certainly beats working with
adolescents!!
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