Social Services - Skilled Nursing Care

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We are a small facility with a warm atmosphere. We provide skilled, long term and respite care. We are looking for someone that is self motivated, compassionate, energetic and talented to join our team!

Social Services Director:

The primary purpose of the Social Services Director is to assist in planning, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the overall operation of our facility’s Social Services Department in accordance with federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Administrator, to assure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual basis.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Review facility policies and procedures as part of the facility’s interdisciplinary team to assure compliance with state and federal regulations

Participate in reviewing and setting policies concerning resident care and quality of life

Participate in developing facility social work policies

Participate in quality assurance interdisciplinary team meetings

Understand and meet all government requirements for social service documentation

Document progress in meeting the psychosocial needs of residents

Work with the interdisciplinary team and administration to promote and protect resident rights and the psychological wellbeing of each resident. Prevent and address resident abuse as mandated by law and professional licensure

Work with residents, families, significant others and staff to provide support, information and organization for taking a more proactive role in self advocacy to improve quality of life/care for individual residents and those who live and work within the nursing home and the community at large

Complete a social history and psychosocial assessment for each resident that identifies social, emotional, and psychological needs

Participate in the development of a written, interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident that identifies the psychosocial needs/issues of the resident, the goals to be accomplished for those needs/issues, and the appropriate social worker interventions

Ensure or provide therapeutic interventions to assist residents in coping with their transition and adjustment to a long-term care facility, including their social, emotional, and psychological needs

Ensure or provide support and education to residents’/family members/significant others to assist in their understanding or placement and facility issues in addition to referring them to appropriate social service agencies when the facility does not provide the needed services

Provide groups for residents’/family members/significant others as appropriate to their needs

Provide clinical interventions to address catastrophic events that occur during the resident’s stay in the facility

Coordinate the resident discharge planning process and make referrals for appropriate home care services prior to the resident’s return to the community

Educate staff regarding the role of the social worker in the facility and the psychosocial needs of the residents and their families/significant others including the problems of aging and disability

Educate staff regarding cultural diversity and each staff member’s importance when caring for resident. Educate staff regarding residents’ rights and how to recognize and prevent abuse, neglect and mistreatment

Educate residents and families/significant others regarding their rights and responsibilities, effective problem solving and the extent of community, health and social services that are available to them, including those necessary for effective discharge planning.

Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED.

Be knowledgeable with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as must be willing to handle residents, staff, and visitors.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

• Free Health Insurance for Bronze Single Plan (call for more details)

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Every other weekend

License/Certification:

• Driver's License