This role assists residents in achieving the highest practicable level of self-care, independence, and well-being by providing medically related social services and emotional support
Job Summary
This role assists residents in achieving the highest practicable level of self-care, independence, and well-being by providing medically related social services and emotional support.
The position involves coordinating discharge planning, scheduling outpatient and ancillary services, and maintaining strong working relationships with other departments and community agencies.
The job requires documenting resident social service status and providing in-service training to staff as requested.
Matching Summary
This role assists residents in achieving the highest practicable level of self-care, independence, and well-being by providing medically related social services and emotional support.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
medically related social services
resident and family communication
care plan development
discharge planning coordination
community resource assistance
documentation of social service status
Nice-to-have
proactive and persistent approach
ability to handle confidential information
strong organizational and planning skills
verbal communication skills
team collaboration with interdisciplinary staff
Key Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or Human Services
2 years supervised social work experience in healthcare