Social Services Assistant

Briar-Place-Nursing-and-Rehabilitation; Lyons Township (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Briar-Place-Nursing-and-Rehabilitation is seeking a Senior SSA to handle inventory of residents' belongings, coordinate psychosocial groups, and supervise residents during breaks. The role involves documenting activities in PCC and coordinating with staff to ensure resident safety and compliance.

Responsibilities include conducting room searches for contraband, educating residents on facility rules, scheduling dental appointments, and recording wandering checks.

Responsibilities

• Inventory all residents' items and document on inventory sheet and PCC.
• Conduct psychosocial groups and document participation.
• Monitor and de-escalate behaviors during smoke breaks; report to PRSCs/PRSD.
• Perform room searches for contraband and ensure residents sign handbook/house rules.
• Schedule dental appointments for residents and notify PRSD of refusals of care.
• Document wandering guard checks (time/date) daily and report changes to PRSD.
• Coordinate room changes with CNA staff and notify families.
• Maintain token store: update tokens, points, and changes.

Job description

SSA Job Duties

Inventory all residents' items, this include admissions, discharges, room changes, and current residents. SSAs are responsible for documenting inventoried items of inventory sheet and in PCC.

SSAs are responsible for conducting psychosocial groups and documenting participation in the groups.

SSAs are responsible for smoke breaks. SSAs are to monitor, observes, de-escalate, and redirect all behaviors during smoke breaks and report to PRSCs and PRSD. SSAs and PRSCs are responsible for having resident sign and complete the smoking contract.

SSAs are responsible for conducting room searches for contraband items. SSAs and PRSCs are responsible for educating and having residents sign facility handbook's and house rules.

SSAs are responsible for scheduling dental appointments for residents through Senior Dental and notifying PRSD regarding all behaviors of refusal of care.

SSAs are responsible for documenting time and date for wandering guard checks daily and reporting any changes to PRSD.

SSAs, PRSCs, and CNA staff are responsible for room changes and notifying the families.

SSAs are responsible for token store maintenance. Updating token cards, points, and changes as needed.

Ensure all mail and packages are pass out daily.

Monitoring dining ensuring all trays are passed during meal times.

Communicate all changes in resident condition, functioning, and behavior to PRSD.

Any other job duties as assigned by department managers.