Social Services Director

Job Description

Job Description

Big Meadows Nursing Home is seeking a self-motivated individual who will strive to create and maintain a warm atmosphere and a positive experience for residents, visitors, and staff.

SUMMARY: The primary purpose of the Social Services Director is to assist in planning, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the overall operation of the 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.

Maintaining excellent working relationships is also important.

Applicants Must Have:

• A minimum two (2) years of Social Work experience in a health care setting
• Bachelors degree of Social Work
• CPR Certification, or be willing to complete and maintain certification
• Strong communication skills

Main Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Participation in discharge planning
• Interviewing residents and families to obtain social histories of residents
• Providing information to resident/families as to Medicare/Medicaid and other financial assistance programs available to the resident
• Maintaining confidentiality of all resident care information
• Participation in MDS assessment care planning for each resident

• Understand and meet all government requirements for social service documentation
• 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

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

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

Experience:

• Social Work: 2 years (Preferred)
• Long Term Care: 2 years (Preferred)
• Strong communication skills

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Social Services Administrators: 2 years (Preferred)
• Social work: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

We offer a comprehensive benefit package for all full time employees including competitive wages, vacation time, personal days, company paid life insurance, company paid short-term disability, company paid dental insurance, company paid vision insurance and great priced major medical insurance.