Resident Advocate - Payson

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CARE GROUP • Payson, UT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Rocky Mountain Care – Maple Dell Health and Rehab is seeking a Resident Advocate in our Skilled Nursing Facility to join our amazing team in Payson, Utah. MISSION STATEMENT: As a member of your community, our mission is to deliver compassionate health care services to all those entrusted in our care. Through leadership and trust, we function as a cohesive team dedicated to cost-effective, high-quality outcomes for our residents. We foster an environment of innovation and continual improvement by encouraging creativity and openness. We pledge to value one another through loyalty, respect, and dignity. Integrity, fairness, and kindness are an integral part in all our business decisions.

Requirements

• Knowledge of individuals and group behavior and ways of working effectively with those with social, economic, emotional, or health problems.
• Ability to exercise independent professional judgment in complex situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents and families, staff members, outside agencies and institutions, and the general public.
• Professionalism
• Punctuality and Reliability
• A minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assesses status of client and social and emotional factors related to the resident’s illness, need for care, and response to treatment.
• Provides direct social services to residents and families including assisting with goal setting, counseling, and planning and providing interventions.
• Advises agency personnel, residents, and families of appropriate community resources, their eligibility criteria, and regulations.
• Participates in the development and periodic renewal of resident plans of care.
• Observes and reports to the team, the response of the client to treatment and changes in condition.
• Maintains verbal and/or written communication with other personnel involved with care of residents.
• Administer cognitive and mood with residents.
• Maintains appropriate and timely resident records including observations, treatments, client response to treatment, and changes in client’s condition.
• Attends and participates in appropriate resident care conferences, staff meetings, and agency committee meetings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED