Director of Social Services - Alaris Health at St. Mary's

Alaris Health at St. Mary’s Subacute Rehab and Ventilator Care Unit, a 188 bed-skilled nursing Center in City of Orange, New Jersey, seeks a social services director to plan and administer social service programs in the Center and work with an interdisciplinary team to transition residents back to their homes or community or to a long term care setting. Additional responsibilities include:

• supervising staff and assisting in developing community planning for health and welfare services
• ensuring that residents are provided medically related social services to maintain or improve their control over every day physical, mental and psycho-social needs
• documenting each resident’s conditions upon admission and coordinate the discharge planning process
• performing an evaluation of and documenting each resident’s condition upon admission and subsequently creating a customized total care plan
• liaising between residents, their families/responsible parties, outside agencies and the Center administrator to ensure that each resident’s rights are maintained

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or the human services field (master’s degree preferred)
• Licensed according to New Jersey state regulations (LCSW)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, highly developed English language skills and knowledge of all governmental regulations related to the social services department
• Ability to interact and utilize community resources to achieve positive outcomes in the discharge planning process
• Comfortable working both as an individual contributor and part of a larger team