Job description

Bethany at Silver Lake is looking for a full time Social Services Director to join our amazing staff!
Bethany Northwest, is non-profit icon of the healthcare industry in the Northwest for nearly 100 years, is seeking a full time Social Services Director in the Silver Lake area. The Silver Lake campus is located just one block from beautiful Silver Lake in a wooded setting.
Bethany offers good staffing ratios, local commute, 7 paid & 1 personal holiday per year, tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunity, longevity bonuses, the Perks at Work program, Employee Assistance Program and many other GREAT benefits! Come join our team, you will be glad you did! We are a church sponsored non-profit company.
Join our team as Director of Social Services and foster an environment that enables our patients to maximize their well-being and overall quality of life. In this role, you will plan, develop, organize, evaluate and direct the overall operation of the Social Services department.
Duties include:

• The discharge planner is responsible for functions such as arranging referrals to other agencies (i.e. home care, medical equipment and outpatient services) including the provision of support documentation, as required by Medicare and/or insurance.
• This person will work with the residents’/patients’ support network to facilitate a smooth discharge. They will assure facility goals meet the resident/patient and family goals; facilitating communication with appropriate team members.
• Complete social history, discharge interviews and assess psycho-social needs as needed.

Requirements
Skills and abilities:

• Collaborates with executive team and administration to promote and protect patient rights, dignity, independence and psychological well-being.
• Maintains good working relationships with center employees, meeting with administration and nursing staff to collaborate and plan.
• Assures a comprehensive Psycho-social Assessment is completed for each patient that identifies social, emotional, psychological needs and strengths.
• Educates patients and families regarding their rights and responsibilities, health care decision making/advance directives, effective problem solving, and available community resources.
• Assists in appropriate placement of residents in the community setting.
• Provides assistance in applying for state and local programs as appropriate.

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Qualifications:*

• Bachelor's degree in social work or a bachelor's degree in human services required.
• 1 year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with patients or residents required.
• Must be organized, have the ability to multitask and be able to set a pace necessary to meet discharge deadlines for patients.
• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively with residents, staff and support agencies.
• Must be able to communicate well with others either, in writing, by phone and face to face.

Bethany is an AAP and EEO Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 5x8
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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