Director of Social Work

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Job Snapshot
Location:
8028 Ritchie Highway
Pasadena, MD 21122 (map it!Map it! )
Employee Type:
Full-Time
Industry:
Healthcare - Health Services
Manages Others:
Yes
Job Type:
Health Care
Nonprofit - Social Services
Education:
4 Year Degree
Experience:
At least 2 year(s)
Travel:
Negligible
Post Date:
11/30/2009
Contact Information
Contact:
Patrice Gulledge
Phone:
410-412-5191
Fax:
410-505-1022     instantly fax your resume >>
Description The Director of Social Services provides social services to residents, their families and significant others to facilitate coping with the impact of illness, extended care placement and/or discharge and to achieve the maximum benefit from health care services. The Director of Social Services assures each resident is provided with the necessary care and services to attain or maintain the highest level of psychosocial well being. The Director of Social Services works with a predominantly adult geriatric population.

The Director of Social Services participates in resident care management and is responsible for carrying out established Social Services provisions.
Requirements Qualifications:
1. A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and a proven track record of management. Master Degreee Preferred. (LGSW,  LCSW   & LCSW-C )
2. Excellent interpersonal skills to appropriately relate to residents, their families, other staff members, department heads and community agency personnel.
3. Demonstrated strength in identifying the medically related social and emotional needs of all residents and to advocate and intervene on the behalf of resident psychosocial well being.
4. Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
5. The ability to discreetly manage confidential information.
6. The ability to function as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
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