Social Services Assistant in Kapolei, Hawaii at Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home

Are you looking to work for mission driven and passionate Social Workers? Looking to grow within an organization?

The Company:

We are Ohana Pacific Health. We positively impact thousands of lives each year with the "Ohana Experience", an organizational culture based on excellence and genuine care.

• Hawaii's largest, locally owned post-acute healthcare company.
• Our vision is to transform how healthcare is provided throughout Hawaii.

The Position:

We're looking for a caring and compassionate Social Services Assistant who works in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team to identify and assess our Kupuna's psychosocial, emotional, environmental, spiritual, and support needs to develop a plan of care. Responsibilities include:

• Assists with counseling and crisis intervention to facilitate effective coping/problem solving strategies in relation to illness/disability, death, and/or emotional and relationship problems.
• Makes daily rounds to all units and reviews communication logs, social service logs and loss logs.
• Completes the process for Social Services to include: initial assessments, state/federal timed assessments, and care plans.
• Identifies guests who need to Obtain POA, Surrogates or Guardianship and assists in coordinating process to ensure all guests have a representative on admission or within 1 month of admission.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work preferred.
• Membership in National Association of Social Workers and Academy of Certified Social Work preferred.
• Licensure/ Hawaii State Social Work license or eligible preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience providing social services or in long term care preferred.

The Benefits:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement & Scholarship Opportunities
• Medical/Dental/Vision/401K match
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Mission Driven Ohana & Dedicated Team Culture
• Competitive pay and benefits

Ohana Pacific Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal or state law. Learn more: EEO is the Law and EEO is the Law Supplement. Ohana Pacific Health participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more at: E-Verify

Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact our Talent Acquisitions team.