Social Service Director

Bayview Healthcare; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Wages

Supportive Leadership

Employee Appreciation

Job summary

Bayview Healthcare is seeking a Social Services Director for a skilled nursing facility in Brevard County, including Melbourne, Viera, or Rockledge. The candidate will lead the Social Services Department with strong interpersonal and communication skills to enhance resident care and compliance.

Responsibilities include overseeing MDS processes, discharge planning, and coordination with Hospice, Home Care, and DME vendors, while ensuring resident rights and Medicaid procedures are properly

Qualifications

• Must have at least one year of Social Services experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work or an allied field is required.
• Must be willing to adopt new methods and integrate them into social services.

Responsibilities

• Manages department to assure assessments, discharges and psychosocial needs of residents are met.
• Orient resident to long term care environment and facilitate adjustment upon placement.
• Timely and accurate completion and documentation of all required MDS for caseload.
• Understands the MDS process and accurately assesses, documents and provides interventions in hearing, speech, vision, cognitive patterns, mood, behavior and routines, and communicates interventions to the care team.
• Keeps in touch with and has professional relationships with vendors such as Hospice, Home Care, DME companies.
• Understand, comply and promote rules regarding all resident rights, promoting positive relationships with residents, visitors and regulators.
• Responsible for the Medicaid process, completing MDS assessments, admission processes, etc.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work or allied field

Job description

Our skilled nursing facility is seeking a Social Services Director to join our team in Brevard County- Melbourne, Viera or Rockledge area. The ideal candidate will be energetic, result-orientated team leader with superior interpersonal and communication skills to take charge of the Social Services Department.

Our facility offers:

• Competitive Wages
• Supportive Leadership
• Employee Appreciation

Key Job Functions of the Social Services Director:

Manages department to assure assessments, discharges and psychological needs of residents are met.

Orient resident to long term care environment and facilitate adjust upon placement.

Timely and accurate completion and documentation of all required MDS for case load.

Understands the MDS process and accurately assesses, documents and provides interventions in the areas of hearing, speech, vision, cognitive patterns, mood, behavior and customary routines, discharge and communicates interventions to the care team.

Keeps in touch with and has professional relationships with vendors such as Hospice, Home Care, durable medical equipment (DME) companies.

Understand, comply and promote rules regarding all resident rights, promotes positive relationship with residents, visitors and regulators.

Responsible for the Medicaid process, completing MDS assessments, admission process etc.

Requirements of the Social Services Director:

Must have at least (1) one-year Social Services experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility

Bachelor’s degree in social work or another allied field, required.

Must possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing social services.