What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Services Director position at Voyage Long Term Care?
Voyage Long Term Care delivers the highest quality of care for every resident through our most valuable asset: you! We are looking for a compassionate individual with experience & interest in serving the social service needs of our residents.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assure that social service/discharge planning activities are integrated and coordinated within the facility team.
- Develop specific, measurable, realistic plans and objectives, which enhance social service daily.
- Perform psychosocial assessment and reassessment on all residents.
- Identify and address the psychosocial needs of residents and their families.
- Demonstrate knowledge of clinical social work and discharge planning.
- Interpret and promote residents' rights.
- Interact professionally with resident and family and involve resident and family in the formation of the plan of care.
- Provide individual and group help for residents' and families at times of adjustment, crisis, or need.
- Coordinate and direct Social Service/Discharge Planning Department to ensure resident needs are met.
- Provide appropriate resources and support to Social Service/Discharge Planning Staff/Clinical Staff.
- Be flexible, organized, and function under stressful situations.
- Maintain a good rapport and working relationship with medical staff, departments, and employees.
- Manage and operate equipment safely and correctly.
- Treat patients and their families with respect and dignity.
- Support and maintain a culture of safety and quality.
Qualifications:
- Experience in long term care is certainly preferred, though not required.
- Candidates must maintain a working email address and phone number for employer communication.
- Ability to read. write and speak the English language
- Ability to work cooperatively as a member of the team
- Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members, and at all levels of the organization
- Ability to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Knowledge of training techniques för clinical staff
- Good ethical practice
- Relationship management