About this opportunity
Regency Retirement Village of Huntsville lists this Social Services opportunity in huntsville, Alabama. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Regency Healthcare and Rehab is seeking a compassionate Assistant 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:
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
One year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals
Licensed in social work preferred, but not required
Key Job Functions: 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
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
The resident's plan of care will reflect any ongoing medically-related social service needs and how these needs are being addressed
The social worker, or social service designee, will monitor the resident's progress in improving physical, mental and psychosocial functioning
Preparing and sending death certificates and monthly death report to the state
Completing level ones if needed on admissions and following any required changes outlined by the OBRA office
Completing sections of MDS related to social services
Attending resident care plans
Serving as back-up for Admissions
Visits to hospitals
Marketing with Admissions/Therapy when needed
Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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
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Worksite address
huntsville, AL, 35824, US
Who can apply
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