Social Services Assistant

• Assist with assessments and identify resident’s psychosocial needs and facilitate methods of meeting with those needs. 

• Assist with promoting staff sensitivity to the unique needs of the residents by education staff regarding possible reasons for resident’s feelings and behaviors when needed. 

• Assist with assessments and complete the sections of the Minimum Data Sheet (MDS) assigned completely, timely, and accurately. 

• Assist with documents of the social care component of the Comprehensive Care Plan for each resident as identified by the interdisciplinary team with seven days of completion of an MDS. 

• Assist with understanding and actively promote use of the problem-solving process to obtain positive resident outcome. 

• Assist with the understanding of the residents’ rights and utilize this in practice of service delivery. 

• Assist with and act as a liaison with social, health, and community agencies. 

• Assist with the uses of appropriate counseling techniques to affect a positive change in resident’s psychosocial status. 

• Assist with developing and maintaining contacts with hospitals to increase admission applicants. 

• Attend care plan meetings to provide professional guidance to improve the quality of services rendered to residents and families. 

• Assist with the admission process as needed. 

• Assist with marketing the facility to outside contacts. 

• Assist with contacting the families regarding resident needs.