OC Skilled Nursing Facility Social Services Director - Skilled Nursing Facility
Santa Ana, CA 92705
About the Job
Join Our Team and Enjoy a Variety of Benefits:
- Healthcare
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
- Paid vacation
- Sick leave
Stable schedule
Qualifications Required:
- High school diploma or GED
- Completion of SSD certification
Responsibilities:
- Be a friendly and compassionate individual committed to addressing the physical, psychological, and social needs of facility residents. You will motivate residents to make healthy adjustments while assuming administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability for providing medically-related social services. Your role will involve implementing social service interventions that meet treatment goals, address resident needs, and connect social supports, physical care, and living environments to enhance residents' quality of life.
Duties include:
- Coordinating admissions and discharge processes, including the ALW process.
- Attending Interdisciplinary Team and Unit Care conferences, assessing residents for psychosocial groups, and supervising documentation and implementation.
- Interviewing new residents to evaluate their psychosocial condition and participating in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings and Care Conferences to provide insights on individual residents. Documenting relevant social service information in residents' charts.
- Collaborating with the Director of Nursing to oversee and co-manage the psychoactive committee review.
The Director of Social Services will address resident issues and help implement solutions. This position will conduct follow-up procedures to ensure resident satisfaction and manage roommate conflicts. Recommendations will be made regarding residents' ability to function effectively at home or other facility levels, as well as assist with discharge planning for residents transitioning home.
The Director of Social Services will attend in-service programs offered by the Nursing Home and may be requested to facilitate training related to Social Service functions.
The Director will make all counseling decisions and regular referrals to outside agencies, maintaining communication with staff from all Nursing Home Departments to address the diverse needs of residents. Ongoing contact with the Director and Assistant Director of Nursing will be maintained to share information on individual resident statuses.
Bilingual skills are a plus.
Familiarity with ALW is a plus.
Salary is negotiable.