Social Services Director

Bayview Healthcare Ltd.; Leesburg (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Supportive leadership

Employee appreciation

Job summary

Bayview Healthcare Ltd. in Leesburg, FL, is seeking a Social Services Director to lead our Social Services Department.

The ideal candidate is energetic, results‑oriented, and a proven team leader with superior interpersonal and communication skills to guide resident advocacy and care coordination across the facility. You will oversee assessments, discharges, MDS processes, Medicaid coordination, and collaboration with the care team and external vendors, ensuring compliance with resident rights

Qualifications

• Must have at least 1 year of Social Services experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work or allied field preferred.
• Willingness to adopt new methods and principles in social services.

Responsibilities

• Manages department to assure assessments, discharges and psychological 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 documents/intervenes in hearing, speech, vision, cognitive patterns, mood, behavior and routines; communicates interventions to the care team.
• Maintains professional relationships with vendors such as Hospice, Home Care, and DME companies.
• Promotes resident rights and maintains positive relationships with residents, visitors and regulators.
• Responsible for Medicaid processes, completing MDS assessments and admissions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

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