Social Services Director - Full-Time Day Shift

Company: Prestige Care and Rehabilitation - Pinewood Terrac
Location: Albany
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Social Services Director - Full-Time Day Shift Albany, OR What does the SocialServices Director do?
If you are excited about serving residents, working in ahigh impact setting, and want to start your healthcare career, this role is foryou! In this role, you will assist the Social Services Director and other carestaff in coordinating medically-related social services to residents, allowingresidents to attain the highest physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.If you love to interact with people, help them thrive, then you will love thisjob! Why join thePrestige Care Family in the Social Services Director role and what can we offeryou?

• The ability to help and serve residents andtheir families by getting them resources that will comfort them, and providethem services.
• The ability to know your patients (we call themresidents!) and their families not just for a few days, but long term.
• Be a part of a high performing healthcare teamthat serves residents in their time of need.
• We are a 35+ year old, family owned and operatedorganization that has a strong promote from within culture.
• Robust and comprehensive benefits package includingmedical, dental, vision, EAP, 401k match, employer paid life and disabilityinsurance, and more. In this job, everyday you will: 1. Responsible for obtaining and documenting theresident's psychosocial history upon admission and updating quarterly and asresident's status changes, arranging counseling services as necessary. 2. Responsible for identifying and seeking ways tosupport residents' individual needs and preferences, customary routines,concerns and choices. 3. Responsible for arranging and obtaining neededadaptive equipment, clothing, and personal items including making referrals andobtaining services from outside agencies. 4. Coordinates social services by participatingwith the management team in care planning and development. This includes but isnot limited to all MACC meetings. 5. Ensures that all entries in the clinical recordare informative and descriptive of the services provided, while maintainingorganized and orderly work records. 6. Ensures comprehensive psychosocial and dischargecare plans are in place for each resident within 72 hours of the completion ofthe initial comprehensive assessment and updated as needed and quarterly. 7. Assists in the preparation of the department'sbudget and ensures that social services department operates within establishedbudget. 8. Responsible for maintaining communication andcontact with family, while encouraging their participation in care planning. Education & Experienceyou need to qualify:
  • A Bachelor's Degree in social work, humanservices or related field required.
  • Must be a full-time, qualified social workerwith a minimum of 1 year experience working in geriatrics in a facility withmore than 120 beds as well as 1 year of supervised social work experience in ahealth care setting working directly with individuals.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skillsare essential to success. Ability to creatively problem solve and be a teamplayer, well organized, and flexible.
  • Able to communicate effectively, in English,with personnel at all levels of the organization, with residents and theirfriends and family, and with members of the community. Ways you can advancebeyond the Social Services Director role: Once you master this role, you could consider other moreclinical jobs needing additional education such as Certified Nursing Assistant,Licensed Practical Nurse, or Registered Nurse. There are other operations-basedroles such as Administrator in Training, Nursing Home Administrator, orExecutive Director (Assisted Living community). EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED - AtPrestige, it is our promise to personally touch lives every day. It is aphilosophy of caring based on our core values of integrity, trust, commitment,and respect, that are at the center of all that we do. We are committed to adiverse and inclusive workforce that represents all of us, coming fromdifferent experiences, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is theway we treat one another and how we celebrate what makes us different. TimberviewCare Center is Located at 1023 SW 6 th Avenue in Albany, Oregon. Ourcare center resides in the historic district of Albany, directly across thestreet from Albany General Hospital. Our NursingHome Administrator and our Director of Nursing are both a highly tenure andvital part of our team here at Timberview. Timberview Care Center is a National QualityAward winning facility by the American Health Care Association and NationCenter for Assisted Living. Timberview is rated a 5-Star nursing facility onMedicare.gov and in 2019 they won the highest staff satisfaction award withinPrestige. Whenyou walk into Timberview you can hear the laughter running down the halls fromthe community. Anne, Nursing Home Administrator, of Timberview is a positiveand involved leader. Those desiring to be on a team of hardworking, dedicated,and positive coworkers flock to her team. Her positive attitude and high desirefor excellence make her a highly desired manager to work with. She seeks tounderstand and enjoys giving her staff the tools and resources to do their job. Thestaff at Timberview differentiates them from the rest of the industry. Youwon't find a better team in the area. Timberview has enjoyeda string of unbelievably high performance, including multiplerecent deficiency-free surveys. Ourcommunity is stunning, immaculately kept up and a truly safe and enjoyableplace to spend your working days. Celebration, fun, and encouragement ofone and other is daily. Everyone is a team-player and always pitching in tohelp. The laughter of our team members as well as our residents flood the hallsto give it a family-oriented feel. This culture allows Timberview to have lowturnover and the positions that do come open to be like a rare diamond! This isa culture of high performance and teamwork. Ifworking in a home-like setting, with a robust team atmosphere, and with anational award-winning employer that has a great promote-from-within culture,then Prestige Senior Living - Timberview is the place foryou. PrestigeCare is a family of over 75 skilled nursing + post-acute care centers, as wellas assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are anorganization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, wherewe have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day. Wehave four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guideeverything that we do. With a strong commitment to career development andadvancement, Prestige Care is a employer that can help you achieveyour career goals and objectives. With a healthcare career at Prestige Care,you will enjoy a collaborative, team-oriented environment where your work trulymatters at the end of every day.

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