Resident Care & Social Services Assistant (Mon–Fri)

Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center; New Jersey; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Benefits

401K

PTO and Holiday Pay

Job summary

Burlington Health and Rehabiliation Center in New Jersey is seeking a Social Service Assistant to join our social services department. You will work closely with residents to ensure quality care and improve their lives.

This full-time role is Monday–Friday daytime hours. Duties include assessing residents' social and emotional needs, planning admissions and transfers, participating in care plan meetings, and coordinating with finance and discharge planning to ensure a safe return home.

Qualifications

• Experience in long term care or SNF.
• Experience working with a diverse aging population.
• Social work setting experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve residents' ability to manage daily physical and psychosocial needs.
• Identify individual social and emotional needs.
• Plan admissions, community re-entry or transfers.
• Join interdisciplinary care plan meetings to address social/emotional needs.
• Coordinate with finance to ensure residents understand and have required documents.
• Assist with discharge planning and arrange DME or home care for a safe return home.

Skills

Long term care experience

Diversity awareness

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Burlington Health and Rehabiliation Center in New Jersey is seeking a Social Service Assistant to join our social services department. You will work closely with residents to ensure quality care and improve their lives.

This full-time role is Monday–Friday daytime hours. Duties include assessing residents' social and emotional needs, planning admissions and transfers, participating in care plan meetings, and coordinating with finance and discharge planning to ensure a safe return home.