Job Details

Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday

Pay Rate: $30 to $35 per hour, depending on experience. We are open to offering a higher rate for the right candidate.

San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living:

Nestled in San Francisco's Excelsior neighborhood on a nine-acre campus, the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL) is a center of excellence in providing a continuum of care. This includes the Frank Residences, offering luxurious assisted living and memory care services; the Jewish Home and Rehabilitation Center, featuring long-term skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, and an acute psychiatric unit specialized in mental healthcare for older adults over age 55; and the Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation.

Grounded in the Jewish values of dignity, compassion, and community, the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, fondly referred to in the past as "the Jewish Home," was founded in 1871. Today, 150 years later, it continues to build upon its legacy of enriching the lives of older adults.

Position Overview

The Social Worker-LTC provides psychosocial support to residents in attaining or maintaining their highest practicable well-being. This position plays a key role in patient assessment, care planning, coordination of services and when applicable discharge planning. The social worker collaborates closely with the interdisciplinary team, family, and community partners to ensure ethical, and patient-centered care in compliance with federal, state, and facility regulations.

Essential Job Functions

• Resident Assessment & Care Planning:
  Complete social service assessments and contribute to individualized care plans, ensuring goals support each resident's emotional, mental, and psychosocial needs. Encourage residents and families to participate in care planning meetings.
• Admissions & Discharge Support:
  Assist with preadmission evaluations and required screenings. Coordinate safe and effective discharge planning, including arranging community services, follow-up care, and access to financial, legal, and social resources.
• Resident Advocacy & Support:
  Identify and communicate residents' social, emotional, and psychological needs to the care team. Advocate for residents' rights and dignity, assist with grievances, and ensure access to appropriate mental health and psychosocial resources. Ensure
• Documentation & Compliance:
  Maintain timely, accurate, complete, and professional documentation. Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, facility policies, HIPAA, Title 22, CMS conditions of participation and social work ethical standards.
• Advance Care Planning:
  Support residents and representatives in understanding and completing Advance Directives. Ensure staff are aware of residents' code status and end-of-life preferences.
• Safety, Confidentiality & Reporting:
  Protect resident privacy, follow infection control and safety procedures, and report incidents such as abuse, neglect, policy violations, or workplace injuries according to facility guidelines.
• Resident Engagement & Daily Support:
  Obtain social histories, assist residents with personal needs (e.g., supplies, clothing, transportation), support communication needs, and act as a resource for behavioral interventions.
• Interdepartmental Collaboration:
  Coordinate Social Services activities with other departments and participate in care plan meetings, psychotropic reviews, and required facility meetings. Provides education and support to staff regarding psychosocial issues, trauma-informed care, and patient rights. Supports the facilities Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiatives by participating in audits and data collection as needed.
• Professional Development & Leadership:
  Complete all required training and continuing education. Assist with policy development and assume leadership of the Social Services Department in the Director's absence.

• Bachelor's degree in social work, or another human service field to include but not limited to sociology, gerontology, counseling or psychology.
• One year of supervised social work experience in a healthcare setting working directly with individuals.

• Minimum 1 year of experience in social services and discharge planning.
• Strong knowledge of CMS Conditions of Participation, CDPH standards, and Title 22 requirements.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Outlook). Experience in working with an EMR system preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English; Russian proficiency preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership, organization, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary, fast-paced environment and maintain composure under stress.
• Ability to make independent decisions and interact tactfully with residents, families, staff, and regulatory personnel.
• Capable of coordinating meetings, setting goals, and managing tasks efficiently.

• Ability to lift, push, pull a minimum of fifty (50) pounds.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Must be able to assist in evacuation of residents during emergency situation
• Ability to bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach
• Fine motor skills
• Visual acuity
• Perform tasks listed above with or without the aid of mechanical devices

• Agreement to abide by all standards, policies, and procedures of the facility, including the facility's compliance and ethics program, is a condition of employment. Compliance will be a factor in evaluating job performance. Violations, including failure to report violations, will result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.