What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Social Services position at Lakeside Center for Rehabilitation & Healing?
Lakeside Center for Rehabiliation and Healing is a 122-bed skilled nursing facility that offers short-term rehabilitation, long term care, palliative care, hospice services and outpatient rehabilitation. It is our mission as a team to provide our residents with high quality care while promoting their optimum health and well-being. If you are looking forward to joining a caring and uplifting team, we would love to meet you!
WHY WORK FOR US? BECAUSE WE OFFER:
- Competitive Pay
- Health Insurance with Family Plan Options!
- Dental with Family Plan Options!
- Vision with Family Plan Options!
- Tuition Reimbursement (Ask about our Bridge to LPN/RN Program)
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- 401k
- Direct Deposit
Social Service Director Job Summary:
The Social Services Director is
responsible for assisting in the planning, organizing, implementing, evaluating,
and directing of the Social Services Department in accordance with current
existing federal, state and local standards, as well as established facility
policies and procedures, to ensure that the medically related emotional and
social needs of the patient/resident are met/maintained on an individual basis.
Social Service Director Major Duties and
Critical Tasks:
1. Participates in the planning, developing,
organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing of the social service
programs of the facility.
2. Meets with
administration, medical and nursing staff and other related departments in
planning social services.
3. Develops and maintains a good working
rapport with intra-department personnel, other departments within the facility,
and outside community health, welfare and social agencies, to ensure that
social service programs are properly maintained to meet the needs of the patients/residents.
4. Assists in developing, administering, and
coordinating department policies and procedures.
5. Keeps abreast of
current federal and state regulations and makes recommendations for changes in
facility policies and procedures to the department director or Administrator.
6. In the absence of the department director, serves on various
facility committees as he/she
may be appointed by the Administrator.
7. Assists in developing
and implementing policies and procedures for identifying the medically related social and emotional needs of the patient/resident.
8. Participates in
community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the patient/resident and family.
9. Participates in patient/resident assessments, development and implementation of social care plans, and discharge planning.
10. Interviews patients/residents/families as necessary in a private
setting.
11. Involves the
patient/resident/family in planning social service programs, to the extent possible.
12. Assists in arranging transportation to other facilities when necessary.
13. Refers
patient/resident/families to appropriate social service agencies when the facility does not provide
for the services
or needs of the patient/resident.
14. Provides information to patient/resident/families
regarding Medicare/Medicaid and other financial assistance programs available
to patient/resident.
15. Informs the
patient/resident/family of the patient's/resident's personal and property rights.
Social Services Director Qualifications:
- Master's in social work required.
- LSW or LCSW Required.
- Experience in a skilled nursing
facility preferred, not required
