Job description

DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Natchitoches Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Natchitoches, Louisiana is actively seeking a diligent Director of Social Service! Are you looking for meaningful work with a positive impact on others? Would you like to join a supportive team that truly values you and your skills? If so, please keep reading!

This Director of Social Services position earns competitive pay, based on experience. We also provide our employees with excellent benefits and perks, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a health savings account (HSA), two-week vacation, sick days, eight personal days off, a cafeteria plan, and more. We also make it easy to apply! If you are excited about this Director of Social Services position, please continue reading!

ABOUT NATCHITOCHES NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

We provide the highest quality of care for the Natchitoches senior community with a commitment to proudly serve our community's long-term care and rehabilitation needs. We offer services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and dementia/Alzheimer's care. We also offer a five-star dining experience. Our goal is to provide this dignified care to all of our residents in a well-maintained, home-like environment. This level of care would not be possible without our compassionate and focused staff working with residents, families, and physicians to create individualized and effective care and treatment plans.

Our company recognizes the amazing efforts of our staff and values their downtime with a work-life balance that includes two weeks of vacation and sick days for a healthy rejuvenation that all employees supply to our patients.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Director of Social Services is responsible for monitoring the residents’ mental and psycho-social needs and to provide the services to meet these needs in order to attain or maintain the highest practical level of physical, mental, and psycho-social well-being.

Essential Duties

• Acts appropriately under the direction of the Executive Director and as an active member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Adjusts to changes in schedule to meet resident and family needs.
• Develops a social history of each new resident.
• Utilizes the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process in conducting a psycho-social assessment.
• Formulates a Care Plan which addresses the identified problems, needs, and concerns.
• Documents progress toward goals, assessment updates, and interventions.
• Reviews the resident’s progress toward resolution of problems, needs, or concerns; evaluates the effectiveness of the staff approaches; evaluates changes in the mental and psycho-social assessment.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary assessment reviews and revisions; revises the residents’ Care Plan according to residents’ needs.
• Participates in the pre-admission screening of potential residents and provides information to residents and families.
• Orients the resident to the long-term care environment and facilitates adjustment to placement.
• Coordinates the Complaint / Grievance program with appropriate disciplines and verifies that complaints / grievances are handled in a timely manner.
• Works with residents to obtain Advance Directives upon admission and reviews with residents at least annually.
• Verifies that a Heart-To-Heart coordinator program is implemented in the Facility.
• Reviews behavior charting so that an appropriate Care Plan is developed.
• Provides therapeutic counseling to residents and family members, as appropriate, to meet the residents’ psycho-social needs.
• Coordinates appointments in the community for various health care visits and therapeutic needs.
• Serves as the resident’s advocate.
• Assesses the resident’s potential for discharge as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Plans for the resident’s discharge and post-discharge with the resident, family, and interdisciplinary team. Assists the resident and family in the implementation of the discharge plan.
• Performs various Quality Assurance audits and is an active member of the Quality Improvement team.

Qualifications Education/Training:

A degree in Social Services or related field (or relevant professional experience to the position), as required by Federal/State guidelines.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Natchitoches, LA 71457: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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