Social Services Assistant - Willow Springs Healthcare Center

Willow Springs Healthcare Center is hiring! Willow Springs is under new management and ready to continue and build a culture that puts our patients and staff first! If you are an enthusiastic individual who wants to make a difference in the lives of others, look no further than Willow Springs! Located in the beautiful Palm Desert area, Willow Springs serves short- and long-term patients. Meet with us today!

We are looking for hard-working, friendly and compassionate people to join our team!

What Does a Social Services Assistant Do?

The primary purpose of the position is to assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing our facility's social service programs in accordance with current existing federal, state, and local standards, as well as our established policies and procedures, to assure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual basis.

Essential Duties

• Assist the Social Service Director/Consultant in the planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing of the social service programs of this facility.

• Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, and other related departments in planning Social Services, as directed

• Assist in the development, administering, and coordinating of department policies and procedures.

• Review department policies and procedures, at least annually, and participate in making recommended changes.

• Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures for identifying the medically related social and emotional needs of the resident.

• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.

• Assist residents in achieving the highest practicable level of self-care, independence and well-being.

• Assist with providing medically related Social Services so that the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of each resident is attained or maintained.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Director.
• Provide information to resident/families as to Medicare/Medicaid, and other financial assistance programs available to the resident.

• Provide consultation to members of our staff, community agencies, etc., in efforts to solve the needs and problems of the resident through the development of social service programs.

• Works with departments within the facility, and outside community health, welfare and social agencies, to assure that social service programs can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents.

• Assist in the development of and participate in regularly scheduled orientation and in-service training programs in relation to the social, emotional and medical needs of the residents.

Qualification Education and/or Experience

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or its equivalent Associate or Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required. Prior health-care experience preferred.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check

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