Social Services Director at Lakeside Post Acute in Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Job Description:

Job description

Lakeside Post Acute is looking to expand their team with a Social Services Director!

If you want to be part of an amazing culture while making a genuine difference, then look no further than Lakeside Post Acute in Wheat Ridge, Colorado! Lakeside Post Acute specializes in providing rehabilitation services onsite to help our residents regain their independence and return to their homes.

A Social Services Director handles pressure, objectivity, confidentiality, organization, planning, reporting skills, persistence, proactive, listening, verbal communication, and resident and their family relationships.

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


• 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 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.

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or in Human Services and 2 years of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals. MSW preferred, but can apply with a Social Services Designee Certification.

To apply to this position please go to: https://www.lakesidepa.com/careers

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58,240.00 - $73,486.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)


• 401(k) matching


• Dental insurance


• Flexible spending account


• Health insurance


• Health savings account


• Life insurance


• Paid time off


• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift


• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person