Social Services Director

Description

Summary: The Social Services Director plans, organizes, develops, and directs the overall operation of the Social Services department to ensure medically related emotional and social needs of patients are met. Highlights: 1. Plans, organizes, develops, and directs Social Services department 2. Acts as patient advocate and provides staff education on patient rights 3. Supervises and trains social services staff Apply Now Our Marysville Care Center is welcoming a Social Services Director to our family of caregivers. Engagement, motivion, team player mosphere.. we've got it all. We are nestled outside of the Setle area and we have a team caregivers th are engaged, motived, and team players. Come join us! This is a full-time, day shift position! Position Summary The Social Services Director plans, organizes, develops, and directs the overall operion of the Social Services department to ensure all medically reled emotional and social needs of pients are met in accordance with all applicable laws, regulions, and Life Care standards. Educion, Experience, and Licensure Requirements Currently registered/licensed in applicable Ste. Must maintain an active license in good standing throughout employment. Bachelor’s degree if working in a facility with 120 or more beds (see Ste law) Two (2) years’ experience in health care social work preferred Specific Job Requirements Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action Knowledgeable of practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulions, and guidelines governing functions in the post acute care facility Implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department Perform proficiently in all competency areas including but not limited to: pient rights, and safety and sanition Maintains professional working relionships with all associes, vendors, etc. Maintains confidentiality of all proprietary and/or confidential informion Understand and follow company policies including harassment and compliance procedures Displays integrity and professionalism by adhering to Life Care’s Code of Conduct and completes mandory Code of Conduct and other approprie compliance training Essential Functions Implement a social services program th meets the medically reled social and emotional needs of pients as well as Ste, Federal, corpore, and division guidelines Act as pient advoce and provide educion to staff regarding pient rights Chart appropriely and timely Assist pient and family through educion, financial planning assistance, liaison with community agencies, etc. Recruit, select, hire, train, evalue, counsel, and supervise social services staff Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive titude towards pients Assist in the evacuion of pients Demonstre dependable, regular tendance Concentre and use reasoning skills and good judgment Communice and function productively on an interdisciplinary team Sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours Read, write, speak, and understand the English language An Equal Opportunity Employer Apply Now