Social Services Assistant

Santa Monica Healthcare Center; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Monica Healthcare Center is seeking a Social Services designee to support the Social Services Department. You will assist with care plans, psychosocial assessments, Medi-Cal applications, transportation needs, and discharge planning, coordinating closely with Case Managers.

This role requires documenting in line with policy and regulations, leading family care plan meetings, addressing grievances, and making room changes as needed, with compensation starting at $23.00 per hour depending on

Qualifications

• Social Services designee approved program or certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in completion of care plans and psychosocial assessments, Medi-Cal applications, transportation needs, discharge plans, psychotropic monitoring of residents (assisting Nursing staff with meetings), and coordination of care with Case Managers.
• Completes required forms and documentation in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations.
• Coordinates care plan meetings with families on admission and quarterly thereafter.
• Helps resolve grievances/concerns of Resident and/or family.
• Makes room changes when necessary.

Education

Social Services designee program or certificate

Job description

SUMMARY

Provides services in support of responsibilities of the Social Services Department

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists in the completion of care plans and psychosocial assessments, Medi-Cal applications, transportation needs, discharge plans, psychotropic monitoring of residents (assisting Nursing staff with meetings), and coordination of care with Case Managers.
• Completes required forms and documentation in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations.
• Coordinates care plan meetings with families on admission and quarterly thereafter.
• Helps resolve grievances/concerns of Resident and/or family.
• Makes room changes when necessary.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

• Social Services designee approved program or certificate program at a Community College (for 99 beds or less).

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

May lead a Social Services department in a facility of 99 beds or less. When in the Assistant role while in a facility of 120 beds or more, the Social Services Director will be the primary supervisor.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT

Employee may be required to sit, bend, stoop, use keyboard, see, talk and hear. May occasionally lift medium to heavy objects including assisting with the movement of Residents. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Participates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident’s protected health information. Monitors and oversees facility’s efforts to comply with company policies, procedures and state and federal law. By his / her signature below, employee agrees to adhere to and oversee communication of privacy guidelines relative to the confidentiality of residents' protected health information.

JOB DESCRIPTION REVIEW

I understand this job description, its requirements and that I am expected to complete all duties as assigned. I understand the job duties may be altered from time to time.

WAGE RATE: FROM $23.00 to $25.00 PER HOUR DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE