Social Services Assistant

Cedar Sinai Park is looking for a Social Services Assistant!

We are located at 6125 SW Boundary St. Portland, Oregon 97221, in the Raleigh Hills area of southwest Portland. We are on bus line 54 and 56 from Portland to Beaverton.

Summary

Assists the Social Services Coordinator in facilitating admissions and discharges; performs ongoing assessment of resident needs; works with residents, families, and staff to promote resident well-being.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Assists the Social Services Coordinator and Resident Care Managers with the admission process, including but not limited to admission paperwork, identifying resident needs, and assisting residents and families with the transition process.

· Assists the Social Services Coordinator in developing a comprehensive psycho-social care plan and history of each resident as part of the admission process.

· Assists the Social Services Coordinator in assuring supportive services for residents, including but not limited to room moves, special requests, and resolving crisis situations.

· Assists interdisciplinary team in gathering information for appropriate discharge of a resident. Works with the resident, family, and community agencies to obtain equipment and services prior to discharge.

· Assists Resident Care Managers with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) process.

Required Skills/Abilities

Consistently delivers excellent quality of service. Maintains and demonstrates ethical conduct. Demonstrates ability to communicate with geriatric and/or confused residents and a variety of other people such as staff, family members, visitors, and private duty caregivers. Positive and constructive attitude. Demonstrates effective time management. Excellent listening skills.

Required Education, Experience, Licenses, and Certifications

· High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate’s degree preferred.

· Long Term Care, geriatrics, or health care experience not required. Working in a healthcare setting or previous training helpful/preferred.

· Valid Oregon driver's license required.

Benefits

• CSP is a community-based, residential senior living, skilled nursing and long-term care organization with a dedicated workforce.
• Beautiful 27-acre campus with free parking for employees.
• We have a great culture of love-honor-respect, teamwork, and wonderful residents!
• Every employee on campus receives a free meal on each shift worked!
• Great benefits! Health (low/high deductibles), dental, life, LTD, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k).
• Kaiser health insurance.
• Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment.
• Long-term disability, life, Employee Assistance Program.
• 10 days of paid vacation accrued during the first year, then 15 days after 2 years.
• 6 paid holidays plus 3 floating holidays.

Love, Honor. Respect. Cedar Sinai Park is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identification, age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, mental or physical disability, marital status, uniformed services status, or any other state or federally protected classifications. No application will be rejected as a result of a disability that, with reasonable accommodation, does not prevent performance of the essential job duties.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Portland, OR 97221: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23 - $30