Social Services Assistant - Columbine West Health & Rehab - Columbine Health Systems

Columbine West Health and Rehab. located at 940 Worthington Circle, Fort Collins, CO, is a skilled nursing facility providing a wide range of services including 24-hour skilled nursing care, physical, occupational, respiratory, speech-language therapy, secure memory units, group and individual activities, and transportation to medical appointments.

We are accepting applications for a Social Services Assistant who is available to work:

• Part Time (less than 24 hours per week)
• Weekdays and weekends

Starting wage between $15.00/hour - $16.00/hour (depending on experience)

Social Services Assistant:

• Support the rehab unit and assist with admissions and discharges.
• Assists and advocates for residents and their families while at our facility.
• Collaborates with the Social Workers and other facility departments as well as community resources.
• Assists residents in exercising and protecting their rights.
• Assists in creating individualized care plans for each resident.
• Assists residents and their families with resources pertaining to discharge planning and post discharge planning.
• Completion of timely and accurate case related documentation and assessments.
• Oversight of coordinating, managing, documentation and scheduling of ancillary services.
• Assists and participates in resident council and neighborhood meetings.
• Assists in scheduling Care Conferences with residents, family members, and staff.
• Assists staff in managing social and emotional factors and crisis intervention.
• Assist with audits.
• Assists Social Services department with workloads as needed.
• All other duties as assigned including and not limited to Administrative Assistant and Social Services duties.
• Follows and adheres to facility policies and procedures implementing HIPPA requirements.
• Assists in interdisciplinary meetings.
• Cooperates with expectations related to being a mandated reporter of abuse and/or neglect.

Requirements

• Associates degree in the human services field with experience in health care preferred
• Experience with the geriatric population and experience working with people with Alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders preferred.