Social Services Assistant

2 days ago – be among the first 25 applicants.

We're a skilled nursing facility looking for dynamic associates to join our team and provide guests with a care experience that will change their lives! If you are a customer service oriented individual with a Social Services Assistant background, we want to meet you.

• Assist the Social Service Director/Consultant in the planning, development, organization, implementation, evaluation, and direction of the social service programs of this facility.
• Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, and other related departments in planning social services, as directed.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of social care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview residents and families as necessary and in a private setting.
• Refer residents/families to appropriate agencies when the facility does not provide necessary services.
• Work with emotional problems, including assisting residents/families with anxieties and stress caused by illness and admission, difficulties coping with residual physical disabilities, fears related to helplessness and death, and the need for institutional and specialized care.
• Assist in providing solutions for social and practical environmental problems, including seeking financial assistance, discharge planning (including collaboration with community agencies) and referrals to other community agencies when specialized assistance is required.

• Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months experience in a Social Services Assistant position in a skilled nursing facility preferred.

Entry level

Full-time

Other

Hospitals and Health Care

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Crescent City, CA $11.00–$27.00 – 1 week ago.