Social Services Coordinator

Summary: Provides psychosocial support to residents and their families.

Essential Functions:

• Provides direct psychosocial intervention. 
• Performs resident assessments at admission, upon condition change and/or annually. 
• Creates, reviews and updates care plan and progress notes. 
• Provides direct psychosocial intervention. 
• Coordinates resident visits with outside services,dental, optical, etc. 
• Attends and documents resident counsel meetings. 
• Assists resident's families in coping with skilled nursing placement, physical illness and disabilities of the resident, and the grieving process. 
• Works with the patient, family and other team members to plan discharge. 
• Conducts in-service programs to educate staff regarding psychosocial issues and patient rights. 
• Supervises and guides Social Services Assistants. 
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education:

• BSSW, MSSW preferred 

Licenses/Certification:

• Licensing as required by the state of employment 

Experience:

• One year of experience in a long term care environment.