Avera Health·Yankton, South Dakota
Accountable for enhancing resident quality of life through direct social work services, counseling, and coordinating admissions and discharges. Responsibilities include formulating psycho-social care plans and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to meet resident needs.
Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$20.75 - $31.50
Position Highlights: 8a-5p every 5th weekend and holiday
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
Accountable for enhancing the resident's quality of life providing direct social work service and counseling to residents and families.
What you will do
Visits with families, residents, prospective residents/families inquiring about facility, gives tours, and refers to Department of Social Services for financial assistance and provides follow-up.
Coordinates admissions and discharges for long term care. Notifies all departments and parties involved, obtaining necessary information.
Formulates plans to meet psycho/social/population specific and cultural needs, attends at risk meetings and includes residents and families when formulating plan. Provides resource information to residents and their families.
Communicates and cooperates with multi-disciplinary care team regarding resident care in the skilled and long term care setting documenting assessments, care plans, and MDS assessments in an accurate and timely manner. Completes denials and expedited reviews.
Assists in cleaning, organizing and maintaining resident dresser drawers and closets regularly. Orders resident clothing as needed and shops for residents as needed. Provides back up support to activities and skills rehab social services.
Prioritizes and organizes assigned workload to facilitate completion of work in a timely manner.
Schedules care conferences and appointments with residents and families. Attends patient care conference, writes care plans, and explains care plans to residents/families as requested.
Participates in Quality Improvement activities and has knowledge of the department’s QI indicators.
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
• High School or GED Equivalent
Benefits: You Need & Then Some
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org [talent@avera.org].
Requires a High School diploma or GED, with an Associate's degree and 1-3 years of long-term care social services experience preferred. Candidates must possess strong communication skills and the ability to perform essential physical and sensory job functions.
Market context
In South Dakota, Social Services Designee roles in long-term care are typically tied to facilities that need help coordinating resident support, family communication, and care planning. These openings can be competitive because employers often prefer candidates with long-term care social services experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to meet physical and sensory job demands. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then tailor your application to highlight resident advocacy, documentation, and teamwork experience.
