Social Services Director

Atlas Post Acute Is Hiring a Social Services Director!

Come join the amazing Atlas Post Acute team! Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of our senior population by providing excellent care? If your answer is yes, then our team is eager to meet you. You will enjoy an environment where you can truly get to know your patients and other team members. We'd love for you to join our team of caring, compassionate staff members.

What to expect:

Direct and provide social services to meet the facility residents’ psychosocial needs.

Why Atlas Post Acute?

Competitive pay

Healthcare benefits including vision & dental (full-time only)

401k with match (full-time only)

Paid time off (full-time only)

Sick leave

Continuous training and growth opportunities

Fun environment and a great staff to work with!

Impactful work: Make a real difference in the lives of our residents.

Successful candidates:

Bachelor’s degree in social work or in human services - MSW preferred

2 years of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals

Experience in a post-acute or skilled nursing facility a plus!

Rate: $60,000-$65,000/year

Ready to make a difference?

Join us at Atlas Post Acute and be part of an awesome team dedicated to providing the best care possible!

Essential duties:

• Establishes course of action by exploring options; setting goals with resident and their families.

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

• Provide medically related social services so that the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing of each resident is attained or maintained.

• Evaluate social and family information, psychological and emotional needs to assist in assessing social services needs as well as develop care plans for social services issues.

• Provide emotional support and address emotional problems including assisting residents and family with difficulties in coping with physical disabilities, fears related to health conditions as well as grief related to loss of ability and/or death.

• Assist residents with health care decisions.

• Assist with personal shopping.

• Assist in inventory and tracking patient belongings.

• Coordinate response to reports of missing, lost or stolen belongings.

• Assist in obtaining resources from community and social services agencies as well as health and welfare agencies to meet the needs of the resident.

• Assist in securing appropriate prosthetics and assistive devices.

• Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with other departments in the facility, and outside community agencies, so that social services can be provided to meet the needs of the residents.

• Document regarding resident social service status.

• Assist in making outpatient appointments as ordered and schedule on-site ancillary patient services to include optometry, podiatry, dentistry and psychiatric services.

• Assist in discharge planning with appropriate agencies, entities or individuals to include agency services, equipment and agency referrals. Coordinates with interdisciplinary team.

• Provide in-service training to the staff as requested.

• Counselling residents and family members.