Social Services Coordinator

Presbyterian Senior Living; Huntingdon (Huntingdon County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Presbyterian Senior Living seeks a social services professional to support residents’ psychosocial needs and guide admission processes with empathy and clear communication. You will assess residents, educate families, and collaborate with the care team to ensure rights are respected.

The role involves developing and updating resident materials, coordinating discharge planning, and participating in interdisciplinary care conferences to enhance residents’ wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field required.
• One-year experience in a health care setting required.
• Ability to assess and effectively communicate with residents.

Responsibilities

• Assures resident rights are met.
• Educates residents, family members and team members on resident rights as necessary.
• Meets with resident/family upon admission to assess and plan to meet psychosocial needs.
• Provides supportive listening as needed to adequately assist resident and family through the admission process.
• Participates in development and revision of resident handbook, resident newsletter and other community documents.
• Coaches and enables other team members to respond to resident’s emotional and/or psychological needs.
• Initiates and maintains relationships with resident and family that positively effects their morale.
• Orients residents and families to environment and assists in adjustment through involvement in both individual and group programs.
• Completes social history and assessment on each resident upon admission, if qualified.
• Completes appropriate documentation upon admission, transfer, discharge, and completes ongoing progress notes at intervals required by regulations.
• May support the resident admission process, in conjunction with the Marketing/ Admissions team members.
• Coordinates discharge planning process and arranges for resident services after discharge, including: DME; nursing care; home rehabilitation, etc.
• Maintains a current community resource file for education and communication of community resources, external referral sources to residents and families.
• Upon request of the Executive Director, provides social services for campus residents outside the Health Center.
• Actively participates, and encourages resident/family participation, in the Interdisciplinary Care Planning Conferences.
• Designs and conducts formal/informal education and/or support sessions for residents and family members and team members, including intervention skills, re-motivation/ behavioral programming, orientation/coping skills and other appropriate modalities.
• Actively participates in the community Quality Assurance Program, developing and implementing performance improvement plans as warranted.
• Participates in other sub-committees as needed.

Skills

Resident assessment

Effective communication

Empathy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work or related human services field including, but not limited to sociology, gerontology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, or psychology

Job description

Presbyterian Senior Living is a mission-driven organization that lives our values of integrity, mutual respect, creative curiosity and connectedness in all that we do. Our legacy of serving more than 6,000 older adults with respect and dignity for over 95 years supports our mission to promote wholeness of body, mind and spirit for all that live within our communities.

If you are compassionate, driven and enjoy working with an organization that is committed to valuing the diversity of all team members, one that offers a variety of schedules, career development, excellent benefit options, and more; PSL is for you! Whether you are a nurse, caregiver, culinary professional, maintenance worker or looking for a new career, we offer a wide range of career opportunities to fit your skills and interest.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related human services field including, but not limited to, sociology, gerontology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, or psychology required
• One-year experience of supervised work in a health care setting required
• Ability to assess and effectively communicate with residents

EXPECTATIONS:

• Assures resident rights are met.
• Educates residents, family members and team members on resident rights as necessary.
• Meets with resident/family upon admission to assess and plan to meet psychosocial needs.
• Provides supportive listening as needed to adequately assist resident and family through the admission process.
• Participates in development and revision of resident handbook, resident newsletter and other community documents.
• Coaches and enables other team members to respond to resident’s emotional and/or psychological needs.
• Initiates and maintains relationships with resident and family that positively effects their morale.
• Orients residents and families to environment and assists in adjustment through involvement in both individual and group programs.
• Completes social history and assessment on each resident upon admission, if qualified.
• Completes appropriate documentation upon admission, transfer, discharge, and completes ongoing progress notes at intervals required by regulations.
• May support the resident admission process, in conjunction with the Marketing/ Admissions team members.
• Coordinates discharge planning process and arranges for resident services after discharge, including: DME; nursing care; home rehabilitation, etc.
• Maintains a current community resource file for education and communication of community resources, external referral sources to residents and families.
• Upon request of the Executive Director, provides social services for campus residents outside the Health Center.
• Actively participates, and encourages resident/family participation, in the Interdisciplinary Care Planning Conferences.
• Designs and conducts formal/informal education and/or support sessions for residents and family members and team members, including intervention skills, re-motivation/ behavioral programming, orientation/coping skills and other appropriate modalities.
• Actively participates in the community Quality Assurance Program, developing and implementing performance improvement plans as warranted.
• Participates in other sub-committees as needed.