Sissonville, WV30 days ago
This includes educating staff on the role of social services.*Participate in the development of a written, interdisciplinary plan of care for each patient/resident to address social service needs.*Hold meetings with patients/residents, families, and significant others as requested and to provide support and information to improve quality of life.*Perform patient/resident discharge planning activities such as family/patient education, nursing center documentation and make referrals to appropriate agencies and suppliers.*Establish relationships and maintain contact and referral flow with community-based agencies/services that benefit our patient/resident population. Responsibilities: Enrich lives as a nursing center Social Services Specialist where you will work with patients/residents and their family members/significant others to identify strengths, social, emotional, and mental health needs and then obtain services to meet those needs.