Social Services Director
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital•Albuquerque, NM
•Onsite
About The Position
The Social Services Director is responsible for planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the facility’s social service programs. The role addresses patients’ and residents’ medically related social and emotional needs and helps resolve social and practical environmental problems, including financial assistance, discharge planning, and referrals to community agencies.
Requirements
- Current Social Work license in good standing with the state, as required.
- At least one year of experience in a human services field in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility.
- Ability to organize and prioritize many tasks effectively.
- Reliable transportation.
- Skilled communicator, director, and motivator.
Responsibilities
- Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the facility’s social service programs.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to identify patients’ and residents’ medically related social and emotional needs.
- Help address social and practical environmental problems, including seeking financial assistance.
- Participate in discharge planning, including collaboration with community agencies.
- Refer patients or residents to other community agencies when specialized assistance is required.
Benefits
- A $6,000 sign-on bonus for newly hired full-time Social Services Directors who start on or before 12/31/2026.
- Competitive wages.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance for full-time team members.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Tuition reimbursement and nursing loan repayment programs.
- Local deals and weekly perks program.
- 401(k).
- Paid time off plan.
- Pet insurance discount.
- DailyPay option.
- Online purchasing with payroll deduction through Purchasing Power.
- Entertainment ticket discounts through Tickets at Work.
- Employee Assistance Plan for employees and their families.
- Employee hardship and crisis fund through Helping Friends Foundation.
- Auto and home insurance employee discount, available through payroll deduction.
- In-facility education programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
