Social Worker

We are hiring a Social Worker for one of our clients in Mercerville NJ.

Job Description:

The client acts as a surrogate decisionmaker for residents sixty (60) years of age and over who have been deemed incapacitated by the Superior Court of New Jersey.

OPG is seeking a fieldbased care manager to take on the following responsibilities:

• Manages a caseload of OPG wards.
• Assists the Public Guardian in managing OPG client health and wellbeing by checking on clients through periodic visitations; preparing prearrangements for funerals; communicating with family members and medical staff about client health and general wellbeing; approving basic medical procedures; managing living arrangements; evaluating monitoring and approving healthcare options and treatment plans; and ensuring home clients receive appropriate services such as grocery shopping transportation aids and other home assistance.
• Keeps and updates detailed progress notes based on all interactions and services provided.
• Completes psychosocial assessments to obtain information on the mental status physical status social history and current living arrangements for elderly individuals. Presents case findings challenges and recommendations at weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Monitors clients for signs of abuse neglect or exploitation from facilities friends and family and/or personal neglect.
• Advocates for client preferences rights and freedoms to all invested parties such as medical staff OPG staff healthcare facilities and family members
• Works with Adult Protective Services to protect OPG wards as the legal decisionmaker by intervening and/or removing OPG clients from abusive neglectful or exploitative situations.
• Rotates oncall coverage with other care management staff to be available for client medical emergencies. Makes procedurallyappropriate decisions on behalf of the client or escalates calls to the supervisor or attorney oncall.

Skills required:

• Empathetic
• Patient
• DetailOriented
• Team Player
• Flexible
• Demonstrated interest in caring for the elderly or caring for people who are unable to care for themselves.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain detailed activity records.

Working Hours:

• 8:305:00
• Lunch period: 1 Hour Unpaid
• Assignment location: 100% Field Based position in Passaic County

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