Social Services

PACS Group • Citrus Heights, CA

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About The Position

The Social Services role provides medically related social services to help residents attain or maintain the highest practicable levels of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. The position works with residents and their families to identify needs, set goals, provide emotional support and counseling, facilitate health care decisions, and coordinate care and community resources. It also supports resident belongings management, appointments, assistive devices, and discharge planning, and collaborates with facility departments, community agencies, and the interdisciplinary team. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. Pay is $35.00–$40.00 per hour based on experience, and the schedule is Monday through Friday.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Human Services.
• Two years of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals.
• Ability to read technical procedures and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and interpret instructions presented in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Social Work (MSW).
• Knowledge of and experience with PCC.

Responsibilities

• Explore options and establish courses of action and goals with residents and their families.
• Assist residents in achieving the highest practicable level of self-care, independence, and well-being.
• Provide medically related social services to help residents attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
• Evaluate social and family information and residents’ psychological and emotional needs to assess social service needs and develop care plans.
• Provide emotional support and help residents and families cope with physical disabilities, health-related fears, grief, loss of ability, and death.
• Assist residents with health care decisions.
• Assist residents with personal shopping.
• Assist with inventory and tracking of patient belongings and coordinate responses to reports of missing, lost, or stolen belongings.
• Help residents obtain resources from community, social service, health, and welfare agencies.
• Assist in securing appropriate prosthetics and assistive devices.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with facility departments and outside community agencies to meet residents’ social service needs.
• Document residents’ social service status.
• Arrange ordered outpatient appointments and schedule on-site ancillary services, including optometry, podiatry, dentistry, and psychiatric services.
• Assist with discharge planning in coordination with appropriate agencies, entities, or individuals, including agency services, equipment, and referrals.
• Coordinate with the interdisciplinary team.
• Provide in-service training to staff as requested.
• Counsel residents and family members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time