Director of Social Services

Trilogy Health Services, LLC • Vermilion, OH

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About The Position

The Director of Social Services is primarily responsible for implementing social care plans and resident assessments to ensure residents’ medically related emotional and social needs are met and maintained on an individual basis. The role plans, develops, and organizes the Health Campus’s social service programs and participates in discharge planning, care-plan development, and resident assessments. It develops preliminary and comprehensive written care plans identifying each resident’s needs and goals, provides residents and families with information about Medicare, Medicaid, and other available financial assistance, and participates in IHCC-allowed activities. These activities may include developing and overseeing healthcare support plans, coordinating medical care, proactively managing chronic diseases and complex conditions, and planning transitions from hospitals or nursing facilities to home or assisted living. The Director also coordinates outside support services to meet residents’ care needs at home or on the Health Campus.

Qualifications vary by location and role level. Director of Social Services I qualifications include state- and location-specific education, licensure, or experience requirements. For Indiana locations, candidates need a bachelor’s or advanced degree in social work or a human services field and one year of supervised social-service experience in a healthcare setting working directly with individuals. Michigan locations accept specified licensed healthcare or behavioral-health professionals. For Kentucky, Ohio, and Wisconsin locations, the posting lists a high school diploma or equivalent, three to five years of long-term-care/social-services experience, and an LPN license in the applicable state. All locations require compliance with state licensure or certification requirements and three to five years of relevant social-services experience. Exemplary computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite knowledge, are also required. Director of Social Services II requires a bachelor’s degree in social work, with an LSW preferred, state-compliant licensure or certification, and three to five years of relevant experience. Compensation depends on the relevant license or education and the candidate’s years of experience.

Requirements

• Meet applicable state requirements and regulatory codes for licensure or certification.
• Three to five years of experience in social services in senior residential care, healthcare, senior living, or long-term care.
• Exemplary computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products.
• For Indiana Director of Social Services I positions: a bachelor’s or advanced degree in social work or a human services field, such as sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, psychology, or gerontology, and one year of supervised social-service experience under a qualified social worker in a healthcare setting working directly with individuals.
• For Michigan Director of Social Services I positions: qualify as an RN or NP, licensed bachelor- or master-level social worker, licensed professional counselor, psychologist, PA, or physician.
• For Kentucky, Ohio, or Wisconsin Director of Social Services I positions: high school diploma or equivalent and an LPN license in the applicable state; a bachelor’s degree in a human services field is not required.
• For Director of Social Services II: bachelor’s degree in social work.

Nice To Haves

• LSW preferred for Director of Social Services II.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and organize the Health Campus’s social service programs.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of social care plans, and resident assessments.
• Develop preliminary and comprehensive written care plans for residents that identify their problems or needs and goals.
• Provide residents and families with information about Medicare, Medicaid, and other available financial assistance programs.
• Participate in IHCC-allowed activities, including developing and overseeing healthcare support plans.
• Coordinate medical care and proactively manage chronic diseases and complex conditions, including recurring falls, depression, and dementia.
• Assist with transitional care planning from a hospital or nursing facility to home or assisted living.
• Coordinate outside support services to meet residents’ care needs at home or on the Health Campus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including free virtual doctor visits, with coverage starting in the first 30 days.
• Weekly pay and quarterly wage increases.
• HSA with company match, Dependent Care account, LSA, and 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off and fully paid parental leave.
• No-cost LGBTQIA+ support and gender-affirming care coordination.
• Tuition and student loan assistance for education, certifications, and student loan repayment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director