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SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR

Three Creeks Post Acute
Pullman, WA

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Job Details

Full-time
$30 - $35 an hour

Qualifications

Microsoft Word
Computer operation
Customer communication
Electronic health records (EHR) management
Computer literacy
Basic math
In-person customer service
English
High school diploma or GED
Desktop applications
Managing patient records

Full Job Description

OB DESCRIPTION
Social Services Director
DEPARTMENT: Social Services
POSITION:
The Social Services Director assumes administrative authority, responsibility and accountability to provide medically-related
social services which assists residents in maintaining or improving their ability to manage their everyday physical, mental and
psychosocial needs.
REPORTING:
This position is responsible to the Administrator.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Assist, as directed, in the admission process; interviewing perspective residents, families or responsible parties
Supervise Social Services Assistant(s)
Make arrangements for obtaining needed adaptive equipment, clothing and personal items
Maintain contact with family, in consultation with the resident, to report on changes in health, current goals,

discharge planning and encourage to participate in care planning

Make referrals and obtain services from outside entities, i.e., talking books, absentee ballots, facility wheelchair

transportation

Assist residents with financial and legal matter, i.e., Medicare, Medi-Cal benefits, Social Security, VA, referrals to
funeral homes for preplanning arrangements

Assist with discharge planning, i.e., appropriate placement and arrangements, home health services, transportation
Provide or arrange provision of needed counseling services
Complete Social Service Assessment Discharge Planning and MDS section in EMR system for each resident

within seven days after admission, maintain progress notes at least quarterly or more frequently if needed

Identify and support resident’s individual needs and preferences, customary routines, concerns and choices

through the assessment and care planning process

Document on the resident’s plan of care all identified social service problems with appropriate approaches and

time measurable goals

Build relationships between residents and staff and teach staff how to understand and support resident’s individual

needs

Promote actions by the staff that maintain or enhance each resident(s) dignity in full recognition of each resident’s

individuality

Assist residents to determine how they would like to make decisions about their health care, and whether or not

they would like anyone else to be involved in these decisions

Assist staff to inform residents and those they designate about the resident’s health status and health care choices

and ramifications including advance directives

Find options which meet the resident’s physical and emotional needs
Assist to provide alternatives to drug therapy or restraints by assessment of the residents needs and recommend

plan of care to meet these needs

Meet the needs of the residents who are in a grieving process
Document on social services log all referrals to outside agencies with the reason for referral, name of

person/agency contacted and action taken

Ensure confidentiality of resident’s social services information by allowing access only to authorized persons
Participate in Interdisciplinary Care Plan Conferences and develop plan of care to insure that special social service

needs are met

Assist with regularly scheduled Resident and Family Group meetings as requested
Assist in resolution of grievances as voiced by resident, family, responsible party or ombudsman
Participate in Quality Assurance Programs
Participate in facility committees or conferences as directed by the Administrator
Attend in-service and staff meetings as required. Facilitate one in-service meeting annually, as required by federal

regulations

Practice infection control policies and procedures of the facility

Practice safety policies and procedures of the facility

React appropriately to emergencies and disaster situations
Be courteous, considerate and cooperative when communicating with all facility personnel, residents and staff
Promote and maintain good public relations on behalf of the facility

JOB FUNCTIONS:

Demonstrate knowledge of, and respect for, the rights, dignity and individuality of each resident in all interactions
Appreciates the importance of maintaining confidentiality of resident and facility information
Demonstrate honesty and integrity at all times in the care and use of resident and facility property
Ability to read, speak, understand English, follow directions and complete the assigned responsibilities of the

department

Support facility administration, the facility’s philosophy of care, and the policies and procedures of the facility
Ability to effectively communicate with residents, families, responsible parties, facility staff and outside resources

and agencies

Maintain a neat, clean, well-groomed professional appearance
Dependability
Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Education: High School graduate or equivalent, for communities with less than 120 beds
B.A. Degree in social work or human services field, for communities with more than 120 beds
License: Current SSD Certificate required
Work Experience: 1 year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with
individuals
Experience completing electronic medical records for all documentation and have basic computer
skills, including operating on-line applications and basic Word and Excel skills
Language Skills:

Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information, and to be easily

understood through verbal communication in the English language.
Mathematical Skills:

Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common

fractions, and decimals.

Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, and volume.

Communication Skills:

Must have exceptional communication and customer service skills, and be empathetic.
Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, responsible parties, staff and outside resources and

agencies.

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