Social Services Director
Listed on 2026-09-20
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Healthcare
Healthcare Administration, Family Advocacy & Support Services, Community Health
Trinity Healthcare is a Fort Worth, Texas based company specializing in the operation and management of skilled nursing, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice services. With an emphasis on treating our residents, patients and employees like family, we engage licensed administrators, registered nurses, social workers, licensed therapists, physicians, pharmacist and dietitians to develop a care plan to meet the needs of the communities that we serve.
Job DescriptionJOB TITLE: SOCIAL SERVICE DIRECTOR
REPORTS TO: ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT: SOCIAL SERVICE
GENERAL
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Must be able to identify social and emotional needs; knowledgeable of methods to use to meet those needs; and provide services to meet those needs. Provide medically- related social services to attain or maintain the highest practical physical, mental, and psycho-social well-being of each resident
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- EDUCATION: High school graduate, previous work experience in long term care
ESSENTIAL
JOB DUTIES:
- Performs resident admission tasks such as: telephone or personal inquiries, tours, and admission contracts if necessary
- Assist residents transferring home or to another institution
- Serves as the ombudsman for the facility's residents
- Performs social service assessments on each resident from which an individualized Care Plan is written
- Prepares social service progress notes quarterly on each resident
- Coordinated outpatient appointments to include transportation
- Assist residents in meeting their personal needs either by contacting residents families or via a weekly shopping trip
- Attends resident council meetings, care plan meetings, and other appropriate committee meetings
- Prepares bi-monthly newsletter article
- Prepares an annual social services department budget
- Performs additional duties as directed by the Administrato
REQUIRED PHYSICAL - Sitting, standing, or walking indoors
- CAPABILITIES: Lifting 40 lbs maximum - Must be able to hear, see, and speak and able to write and communicate with the residents, their families, and other visitors
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