Social Services Supervisor Jobs

Overview

Smile, You’ve Found Us!

WINDSOR HOUSE
4411 McAllister Drive
Huntsville, AL 35805-3205
Are you passionate about caregiving? Would you like to work with the best team in the world? If so, Diversicare invites you to apply.
We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence, which we extend to all those we are privileged to serve.
If you wish to make a difference in the lives of our patients and residents, APPLY NOW!
Full Time Benefits Include

• DiversICARE - employee hardship fund
• Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• Life Insurance
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Excellent 401k plan
• Long and Short Term Disability
• Pay advancement program - OnShift Wallet
• Referral Bonuses
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Diversicare provides post-acute care services to patients and residents at 61 skilled nursing and long-term care centers in eight states, primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest United States. Together, with our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, we leverage our diverse strengths to provide each patient and resident with healthcare serves that best meet their needs.
It is Diversicare’s Mission to “Improve every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations.”
We are guided to excellence by five Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards.
We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence. Our Service Standards are in place to offer support. They lead us to what matters most to our company: creating a warm, caring, safe and professional environment for our customers and each other.
Our culture of impassioned service delivery is the Diversicare Difference .
Responsibilities

• Assists in pre-admission and admission process with customers; aids clients in adjusting to nursing home placement.
• Interviews residents and families to obtain relevant past and present adjustments, behavior and lifestyle.
• Arranges transportation, makes appointments and acts as a liaison between all departments, residents’ families and outside agencies.
• Documents progress and updates plans of care at the interdisciplinary care conference.
• Responsible for organizing and conduction of Family Counsel Meetings and maintaining minutes of the meeting.
• Arranges for post discharge services and follow-up care.
• Assesses emotional, financial, spiritual, educational and social needs of residents; ensures those needs are Manager, Education & Training by the facility or through the use of outside agencies.
• Maintains effective communication with residents, families, healthcare professionals and facility staff.
• Ascertains potential and develops discharge plans when clients are admitted.
• Assists in handling and accepting placement through one-on-one counseling and group work.
• Acts as resident/family advocate and ensure the resident is knowledgeable in and exercises his/her rights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Social Work
• One year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting, working directly with patients and families.
• Able to make decisions concerning procedures based on evaluations and interpretations of case histories.
• Ability to work with a variety of people in situations varying from community and nursing home planning.
• Experience in working in healthcare setting – preference in nursing home, hospice, home health, hospital.
• License with State preferred, but not required

(EOE)