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• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.
• Experience in social services or a related field, preferably in a direct service role.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Master's degree in Social Work or a related field.
• Licensure as a social worker or relevant certification.
• Experience working with diverse populations and understanding of cultural competency.

• Conduct assessments to identify the needs and challenges faced by clients.
• Develop and implement individualized service plans in collaboration with clients.
• Provide information and referrals to community resources and services.
• Advocate for clients' rights and needs within the social services system.
• Maintain accurate and confidential client records and documentation.

Do you have excellent people skills and a passion for geriatrics? If so, consider joining a leader in the long-term care industry! We're seeking a Social Services Assistant to join our team. We offer opportunities for advancement, comprehensive benefits, and competitive pay. We are looking for applicants who are highly motivated, energetic, professional, and possess clinical knowledge as well as excellent interpersonal skills. Experience in the long-term care setting is highly preferred. The ideal applicant will be skilled in establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with residents. Our facility offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package.

Schedule:
• Day shift
• Full-time

Requirements:
• Minimum of a bachelor's in social work or related degree
• Clinical knowledge
• Experience in long-term care highly preferred

Benefits:

We also offer a comprehensive benefit package as well as opportunities for professional development. Because we value each and every employee, we are happy to offer the following benefits:
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Indemnity Plans
• Health
• Vision
• Dental
• Disability

We also strive to take care of our employees by providing continuing education, scholarship opportunities, a free Employee Assistance Program, direct deposit, and Perfect Attendance perks!

Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Develop relationships with residents and their responsible party as needed for admissions, counseling, and identifying needs
• Work with responsible party and resident on social interaction, reality orientation, and intellectual stimulation
• Assist Business Office Manager in solving financial needs and promote emotional security for the resident
• Complete acute care plans as needed and attend care plan meetings
• Assist Administrator with resident/family/responsible party concern management
• Attend committee meetings as required.
• Complete monthly QA reports.
• As needed, refer residents for vision, dental, and hearing services
• Assist with room changes by contacting responsible party and resident and completing necessary forms
• Complete the initial, routine, and as needed psychosocial and socialization assessment, if needed the LSW can refer resident for additional professional psychosocial services.
• Discuss advance care planning with responsible party upon admission and as per state regulations and complete necessary documents
• Make morning rounds prior to morning meeting
• Be prepared to provide staff with any important department updates at the department head daily morning meeting Perform suicidal/homicidal assessments and required follow up Assist in investigations as requested by Administrator
• Assist with the completion of the MDS as needed
• Work rotating weekend Manager on duty as scheduled

• Bachelor's or Master's in Social Work

• Must be a Licensed Social Worker in the state of Texas

• Previous experience working in a skilled nursing facility is preferred

Regency Healthcare and Rehab is seeking a compassionate Director of Social Services, to serve our residents, in our fast-paced rehab facility. Social services are services provided by the facility's staff to assist residents in maintaining or improving their ability to manage their everyday physical, mental and psychosocial needs.

A highly qualified candidate is an individual with:

1. A bachelor's degree in social work or a bachelor's degree in a human services field including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling and psychology
2. One year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals
3. Licensed in social work preferred, but not required

1. The social worker, or social service designee, will complete an initial and quarterly assessment of each resident, identifying any need for social services of the resident. Any need for social services will be documented in the medical record under social services
2. The social worker, or social services designee, will pursue the provision of any identified need for social services of the resident. Attempts to meet the needs of the resident will be handled by the appropriate discipline(s). Services to meet the resident's needs may include:
   • Making arrangement or obtaining needed adaptive equipment, clothing and personal items
   • Working with residents, resident's families and care plan teams on current goals, discharge planning and encouragement to participate in care planning
   • Informing residents and those they designate about available health care choices and their ramifications such as advance directives and code status
   • Making referrals and obtaining services from outside entities (e.g., talking books, absentee ballots, community wheelchair transportation)
   • Assisting resident with financial and legal matters if appropriate
   • Discharge planning services
   • Providing or arranging provision of needed counseling services
   • Through the assessment and care planning process, identifying and seeking ways to support residents' individual needs
   • Promoting actions by staff that maintain or enhance each resident's dignity in full recognition of each resident's individuality
   • Assisting 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 those decisions
   • Finding options that most meet the physical and emotional needs of each resident
   • Providing alternatives by understanding and communicating to staff why residents act as they do, what they are attempting to communicate and what needs the staff must meet
   • Meeting the needs of residents who are grieving
   • Fining options which most meet a resident's physical and emotional needs
3. The resident's plan of care will reflect any ongoing medically-related social service needs and how these needs are being addressed
4. The social worker, or social service designee, will monitor the resident's progress in improving physical, mental and psychosocial functioning
5. Preparing and sending death certificates and monthly death report to the state
6. Completing level ones if needed on admissions and following any required changes outlined by the OBRA office
7. Completing sections of MDS related to social services
8. Attending resident care plans
9. Serving as back-up for Admissions
10. Visits to hospitals
11. Marketing with Admissions/Therapy when needed
12. Other duties as assigned

• Skilled in motivating and directing the workforce
• Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with the residents and their family members, and at all levels of the facility
• Ability to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Pay range is $25.00 - $35.00 per hour based on experience.

Schedule is Monday - Friday am hours

Must have a degree in Social Work or related field

Establishes course of action by exploring options; setting goals with resident and their families. Assist residents in achieving the highest practicable level of self care, independence and well being. Provide medically related social services so that the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing of each resident is attained or maintained. Evaluate social and family information, psychological and emotional needs to assist in assessing social services needs as well as develop care plans for social services issues. Provide emotional support and address emotional problems including assisting residents and family with difficulties in coping with physical disabilities, fears related to health conditions as well as grief related to loss of ability and/or death. Assist residents with health care decisions. Assist with personal shopping. Assist in inventory and tracking patient belongings. Coordinate response to reports of missing, lost or stolen belongings. Assist in obtaining resources from community and social services agencies as well as health and welfare agencies to meet the needs of the resident. Assist in securing appropriate prosthetics and assistive devices. Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with other departments in the facility, and outside community agencies, so that social services can be provided to meet the needs of the residents. Document regarding resident social service status. Assist in making outpatient appointments as ordered and schedule on site ancillary patient services to include optometry, podiatry, dentistry and psychiatric services. Assist in discharge planning with appropriate agencies, entities or individuals to include agency services, equipment and agency referrals. Coordinates with interdisciplinary team. Provide in service training to the staff as requested. Counselling residents and family members. Supervisory Requirements This job has no supervisory responsibilities. Qualification Education and/or Experience Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or in Human Services and 2 years of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals. MSW preferred Language Skills Ability to read technical procedures. Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees. Mathematical Skills Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Knowledge and experience with PCC preferred. Physical Demands The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities: Standing and /or walking very frequently. Sitting occasionally. Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently. Talking and /or hearing very frequently. Tasting and /or smelling very frequently. Lifting up to 25 pounds frequently. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, or crouching occasionally. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Additional Information Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.

• Conduct initial assessments/reassessments in accordance with all DSDS policy and regulations to enable senior and/or disabled adults remain in the least restrictive environment.
• Coordinate Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program services such as housekeeping, meal preparation, health, and/or personal care by making/receiving contact with participants and providers to complete service authorizations
• Develop and implement a care plan that meets the participant's unmet needs by making participant contact, collateral contacts and home visit(s), considering participant choice of providers
• Travel within a multi-county area to conduct home visits, attend hearings and training sessions, utilizing your personal vehicle when necessary
• Assume accountability and responsibility over the program's integrity, operations, and success
• Represent DSDS in administrative hearings

• Bachelor's Degree or higher level degree from an accredited college or university (relevant experience such as LPN, RN, or social service supports, etc. experience may be substituted for each year of required education)
• Able to work independently and show initiative within a team environment.
• Able to be resilient, with critical and innovative thinking skills
• High level communication and interviewing skills.
• Strong interviewing and communication skills
• Keen to detail and documentation
• Exhibit disability & cross-generational awareness
• Prior experience with customer service and working with the elderly, persons with disabilities or other vulnerable population is preferred
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• One or more years of experience working with the elderly and or disabled population or another related human services field.

We are currently accepting application for a full-time Social Services position in Lake Charles, LA.

Lake Charles Care Center, a 182-bed skilled nursing facility, is seeking a Social Services Professional with long-term care experience preferred. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and direct the functions and activities of the nursing staff to deliver exceptional patient care. Our team members will count on you to provide direction and leadership.

• Full-Time
• Monday - Friday (8a - 5p) hours may vary
• Salary depends on experience

• Work Location: In person

• Work directly with residents, the care team, and family members to identify unique psychosocial, mental, and emotional needs
• Complete psychosocial assessments
• Develop and implement viable care plans
• Attend care conferences
• Work directly with other members of the residents' care team, such as hospice providers
• Talk with families about complaints
• Coordinate discharge planning and refer residents to appropriate services, such as home care or hospice

• Bachelor's in social work or in a related human services field including, but not limited to, sociology, rehabilitation counseling and/or psychology.
• One year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals; or a similar professional degree in a field such as counseling, special education, sociology or psychology.
• Experience in long term care preferred
• Ability to multitask
• Familiarity of admissions and ability to work with business office and nursing to make sure residents are proper candidates for admission

• Health insurance
• Paid time off