Social Services Director

Life Care Center of Port Orchard•Port Orchard, WA

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About The Position

The Social Services Director plans, organizes, develops, and directs the Social Services department to ensure patients’ medically related emotional and social needs are met in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards. The role is in a skilled nursing facility serving long-term-care residents and people receiving short-term, sub-acute rehabilitation. Care is collaborative and interdisciplinary, and the patient population may include people with orthopedic, neurological, cardiopulmonary, and other post-acute needs. The director implements the social services program, advocates for patients, supports patients and families, and leads the department’s staff. The position requires maintaining an active, applicable state registration or license in good standing.

Requirements

Currently registered or licensed in the applicable state and able to maintain an active license in good standing throughout employment.
A bachelor’s degree is required when working in a facility with 120 or more beds, subject to state law.
Knowledge of practices and procedures, laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in a post-acute care facility.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to implement and interpret department programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
Proficiency in competency areas including patient rights, safety, and sanitation.
Ability to understand and follow company policies, including harassment and compliance procedures.
Ability to concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in health care social work is preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of the Social Services department.
Implement a social services program that addresses patients’ medically related social and emotional needs and complies with State, Federal, corporate, and division guidelines.
Act as a patient advocate and educate staff regarding patient rights.
Chart appropriately and in a timely manner.
Assist patients and families through education, financial planning assistance, and liaison with community agencies.
Recruit, select, hire, train, evaluate, counsel, and supervise social services staff.
Maintain professional working relationships with associates, vendors, and others.
Maintain confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information and follow company policies and compliance procedures.
Complete mandatory Code of Conduct and other appropriate compliance training.
Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude toward patients.
Assist in the evacuation of patients.
Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance and communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.