Senior Social Services Director - Geriatric Care Advocate

Visalia Post Acute; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Paid time off

Training and development

Collaborative interdisciplinary team

Meaningful work

Job summary

Visalia Post Acute in Visalia, CA is seeking a compassionate Social Services Director to support residents’ emotional, social, and psychosocial well-being. This full-time role collaborates with residents, families, nursing staff, therapy professionals, and community agencies to advocate for resident rights and quality of life.

A bachelor's degree is required, with Master of Social Work preferred. Salary is $27.00-$28.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, Sociology, or a closely related field required.
• At least two years of supervised social-work experience in a healthcare setting working directly with individuals required.
• Master of Social Work degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess residents' social, emotional, psychological, and family needs.
• Develop goals and courses of action in collaboration with residents and their families.
• Provide medically related social services that help residents achieve or maintain their highest practicable level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
• Assist with developing, reviewing, and updating social-services care plans.
• Help residents achieve the highest possible level of independence, self-care, and overall well-being.
• Provide emotional support to residents and families coping with illness, disability, loss, grief, or changes in condition.
• Counsel residents and family members regarding adjustment, care decisions, and available resources.
• Assist residents and families with healthcare decisions and advance-care planning as appropriate.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care conferences and communicate resident needs to the care team.
• Coordinate discharge planning with residents, families, facility departments, community agencies, equipment providers, and outside service organizations.
• Arrange referrals and connect residents with appropriate community, health, and social-service resources.
• Assist with scheduling outpatient appointments and on-site ancillary services, including optometry, podiatry, dentistry, and psychiatric services.
• Assist residents in obtaining appropriate prosthetics, assistive devices, and other necessary resources.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential social-services documentation.
• Assist with personal shopping and other resident-support needs as appropriate.
• Help inventory and track residents’ personal belongings.
• Coordinate responses to reports of missing, lost, or stolen resident property.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with facility departments and outside community agencies.
• Provide staff education and in-service training as requested.
• Advocate for resident rights, dignity, preferences, and quality of life.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident health and personal information.

Skills

Counseling

Crisis-management

Advocacy

Problem-solving

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, Sociology, or related field

Master of Social Work degree preferred

Tools

PointClickCare / EHR

Job description

Visalia Post Acute in Visalia, CA is seeking a compassionate Social Services Director to support residents’ emotional, social, and psychosocial well-being. This full-time role collaborates with residents, families, nursing staff, therapy professionals, and community agencies to advocate for resident rights and quality of life.

A bachelor's degree is required, with Master of Social Work preferred. Salary is $27.00-$28.00 per hour.