Part-time Social Services Assistant

Brandon Wilde; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Brandon Wilde in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a Health Services Social Worker/Coordinator to develop social histories, support admissions, and guide residents and families through transitions.

The role emphasizes care planning, documentation compliance, HIPAA, and coordination with a multidisciplinary team to ensure residents' rights and timely discharges.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year’s experience of supervised work, in a health care setting working directly with individuals, residents and families of the elderly.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills. Must present a professional manner and be able to deal with situations that may be stressful.

Responsibilities

• Develops social history and assessment of resident, including problems, strengths, needs and care plan implications.
• Assists with the coordination of Health Center admissions and assessments.
• Assists residents and families with transition, orientation to facility, services and rights.
• Participates in development of the individual’s care plan including goals and approaches for Social Services.
• Attends scheduled care planning conferences, addresses issues, encourages resident and family participation.
• Ensures Advanced Directives are complete and in resident charts.
• Completes all mandatory documentation in a timely fashion as established by regulations.
• Maintains confidentiality of admission information and resident records per HIPAA and Code of Ethics.
• Maintains regular relationships with family to discuss needs, mediates issues between resident/family/staff.
• Coordinates discharges/transfers to ensure continuity of care and develops a discharge plan with residents/families and staff.
• Provides/identifies referrals, agency and/or community resources for resident/family needs.
• Coordinates Support Groups, participates in policy decisions affecting resident life and advocates for Residents Rights.

Skills

Executive skills

Faxing

Appeals management

Home health orders

DME orders

Education

HS diploma

Job description

Executive skills, faxing, appeals management, home health orders, dme orders.

Skilled experience preferred.

HS diploma

Salary is $20/hr

• Develops a comprehensive social history and assessment of the resident that includes problems and strengths, special needs and preferences (social, religious and/or cultural) and the implications for the care plan.
• Assists with the coordination of Health Center admissions and assessments.
• Assists the resident/family with the transition to the new environment, orients the resident/family to the facility, services, limitations and resident’s rights.
• Participates in the development of the individual’s care plan including the goals and approaches for the Social Services component.
• Attends scheduled care planning conferences, addressing particular issues of schedule, treatment and environment, and encourages residents and family (as appropriate) to participate in care planning conferences.
• Ensures that any Advanced Directives are complete and maintained and placed in resident charts.
• Completes all mandatory documentation in a timely (determined) fashion as established by applicable regulations.
• Maintains confidentiality of all admission information and resident records following HIPPA and the community’s Code of Ethics.
• Maintains regular and on-going relationship with family to discuss needs or concerns, mediates issues that may arise between resident/family/staff.
• Coordinates discharges/transfers to ensure the appropriateness and continuity of care. Develops a comprehensive discharge plan in coordination with residents/families and multidisciplinary staff.
• Provide/identify referral, agency and/or community resources to meet the needs of the resident/family.
• Coordinate Support Groups, participates in policy decisions (as they affect resident life issues) and advocates for Residents Rights.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 1 year’s experience of supervised work, in a health care setting working directly with individuals, residents and families of the elderly.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills. Must present a professional manner and be able to deal with situations that may be stressful.

• Locations 4600 Middleton Park Circle East, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, US