In the Social Services position, you will provide patients/residents with the highest practical level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being and quality of life. You will identify through communication with patients/residents, their family members/significant others, and nursing center staff, patient/resident’s strengths, social, emotional, and mental health needs’ and then provide, develop, and/or aide them in accessing services to meet them.
Position Highlights
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to promote and protect resident rights and the well-being of all patients/residents. This includes educating staff on the role of the social services
- Participate in the development of a written, interdisciplinary plan of care for each patient/resident to address social services needs
- Hold meetings with patients/residents, families, and significant others as requested and to provide support and information so as to improve quality of life
- Perform patient/resident discharge planning activities such as family/patient education, nursing center documentation and make referrals to appropriate agencies and suppliers.
- Establish relationships and maintain contact and referral flow with community based agencies/services
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