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Laurelwood Healthcare Center Director of Social Services in Elkton, Maryland
How good is your vision? How far can you see? Can you look beyond the body's limitations, beyond the constant medical needs, and see the soul inside?
Laurelwood Healthcare Center , a member of the CommuniCare Family, is seeking a Director of Social Services who shares our vision, who can see our residents for who they are and find ways to enrich their lives with dignity, joy, and meaning.
WHAT WE OFFER
Beyond our competitive wages, we offer all full-time employees a variety of benefit options including:
Life
LTD/STD
Medical, Dental, and Vision
401(k) Employer Match with Flexible Spending Accounts
NOW OFFERING DAILY PAY! WORK TODAY, GET PAID TOMORROW .
CATCH THE SPIRIT!
When you join the CommuniCare family, you’ll quickly catch the team spirit. Coworkers and residents become family, the workplace becomes a home, and a touch of spontaneity and fun keeps everyone smiling. Our core values promote an environment of respect, courtesy, and professional excellence where you can dedicate yourself to a career you love.
Do you have what it takes to be our next Director of Social Services?
YOUR MISSION
As Director of Social Services: The position of Social Service Director provides planning, assessing, coordinating and implementation of services to enhance each resident’s social and psychosocial well being and assure that care standards are met and the highest degree of quality resident care is provided at all times. The position must function as both a team member, team leader, and supervisor to ensure that work is accomplished and quality care is delivered, supporting team members and leading the way in celebrating team successes.
Duties include, but are not limited to: attending interdisciplinary team meetings, facilitating care plan meetings, completing psychosocial assessments, arranging for safe patient discharges, and addressing family/patient questions and concerns.
Supervision by an LCSW-C will be provided for candidates working toward an advance level of licensure.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
4 year college degree in Social Work
Prior experience in healthcare setting preferred
Must be a licensed social worker in the state of Maryland
THE COMMUNICARE COMMITMENT
A family-owned company, we have grown to become one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute care, which includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, assisted living communities, independent rehabilitation centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH). Since 1984, we have provided superior, comprehensive management services for the development and management of adult living communities. We have a single job description at CommuniCare, "to reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others." Through this effort we create "Caring Communities" where staff, residents, clients, and family members care for and about one another.
