Social Service Designee - SNF (Full Time with Weekends)

About Us

Centrally located in Torrance, California, Sunnyside Nursing and Post-Acute Care provides sub-acute nursing care, rehabilitation services, skilled nursing, and long-term care. Our compassionate staff offers individualized care plans for each resident to ensure personalized care is provided to all our patients with a goal to return home.

Our team of qualified professionals provides compassionate care by:

• Maintaining high medical integrity
• Fostering a team spirit among staff
• Creating friendly, beautiful surroundings for our residents and their visitors

We understand the importance of creating a comfortable and nurturing atmosphere, whether residents stay for short-term treatment or long-term care.

Job Description

• Conduct an admission interview with the resident and family for the purpose of completing a confidential psychosocial history and assessment, identify areas of concern, develop treatment plans/goals, and complete advance directives.
• Update residents’ charts/social services records every three months following initial evaluation and/or as social services needs are demonstrated. Re-evaluate resident care plans at least every three months.
• Assisting with scheduling transportation
• Send bereavement cards and notify families or responsible parties when residents expire and document
• Contact families to pick up personal belonging for resident who return to the hospital
• Handle ancillary services for the residents (dental, ent, optometry, psychology consult, ophthalmology)
• Oversee room changes - completing acknowledgement form, document, and and notify families.
• Attend weight and wounds meetings and complete the social service section of assessment for weight variance meeting  
• Work on the weekends if able 
• Theft & loss and grievances
• Conduct Angel rounds & IP rounds
• Assist with discharge planning
• Contribute to Resident Care Conferences, and communicate resident and family areas of concern.

Requirements

Full-time including weekends. (Days off Tuesday/ Wednesday or Wednesday/ Thursday) based on candidate's preference

Social Services Designee Certificate

Prior Skilled Nursing Experience

Ability to speak and write English well

Benefits

Why Work for Sunnyside Nursing & Post-Acute Care

• Wages: $23.00 - $26.00 per hour based on experience
• Paid orientation and training
• Opportunities for growth
• Paid sick leave/paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, and AFLAC
• Join the dream team where teamwork is facilitated through hard work and dedication

We take great pride in meeting or exceeding CDC and CMS standards. On-site experts provide teaching, coaching, and support on infection prevention practices. In addition, we maintain an abundant supply of PPE, including N95/KN95 masks, for all who provide care and services to our patients and residents. Our multiple testing capabilities, including Point-of-Care (POC) testing, are available at every location and comply with CMS and local guidance

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity & pride ourselves on creating an inclusive environment for all employees and resident