Michigan Masonic Home:
Social Services Designee
Why Work Here:
Michigan Masonic Home is looking for a talented, compassionate, and hard-working Social Services Designee that is eager to serve others. Our team members go above and beyond to serve the residents they care for. Everyday Michigan Masonic Home provides exciting opportunities to learn and grow!
Responsibilities Will Include:
- Assist in the planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing of social services programs of this facility.
- Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of care plans and resident assessments.
- Accurately and completely document social service actions and interactions in each resident’s medical record.
- Assist in ensuring that staff members are knowledgeable about Resident’s Rights and encourage staff to maintain and enhance each resident’s dignity in recognition of each resident’s individuality.
- Engage in Advance Care Planning for assigned residents upon admission, and make sure that any Advance Directives are reviewed with the resident/resident representative on a regular basis.
- Ensure that staff members are made aware of the resident’s code status and end-of-life wishes and will assist with informing and educating residents and their representatives about health care options and ramifications.
- Ensure that residents who display mental illness, or psychosocial difficulties such as coping with grief and loss, have access to appropriate treatment and resources.
- Interview residents and/or their responsible party to obtain the resident’s social history.
- Plans for residents to obtain items such as clothing and personal care supplies.
- Assists residents in voicing and obtaining resolution to grievances
- Participates in Resident and/or Family Council as needed or requested.
- Assists with, or arranges for, a resident’s communication of needs through the resident’s primary method of communication or in a language that the resident understands.
Skills:
- Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
- Must have patience, tact, and willingness to deal with difficult residents, family and staff.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to exercise judgement.
- Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations.
- Maintain a positive attitude and possess the ability to work in stressful situations.
- Ability to coordinate meetings, as well as set and achieve goals.
- Ability to be organized and efficient.
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in social work or a bachelor’s degree in a human services field including but not limited to Sociology, Gerontology, Special Education, Rehabilitation Counseling and/or Psychology and one year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals.
- State of Michigan Social Workers License or Limited License preferred.
About:
Located in the friendly community of Alma, MI, Masonic Pathways Senior Living Services is a not‑for‑profit continuing care retirement community offering independent and assisted living, short‑stay rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and memory care services.
Michigan Masonic Home is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
