Description Summary: Provides psychosocial support to residents and their families. Essential Functions: • Provides direct psychosocial intervention. • Performs resident assessments at admission, upon condition change and/or annually. • Creates, reviews and updates care plan and progress notes. • Provides direct psychosocial intervention. • Coordinates resident visits with outside services,dental, optical, etc. • Attends and documents resident counsel meetings. • Assists resident's families in coping with skilled nursing placement, physical illness and disabilities of the resident, and the grieving process. • Works with the patient, family and other team members to plan discharge. • Conducts in-service programs to educate staff regarding psychosocial issues and patient rights. • Supervises and guides Social Services Assistants. • Performs other tasks as assigned. Requirements Qualifications: Education: • BSSW, MSSW preferred Licenses/Certification: • Licensing as required by the state of employment Experience: • One year of experience in a long term care environment.