The Resident Advocate assesses the social and emotional needs of residents and provides direct social services, including counseling and goal setting. They collaborate with the care team to develop resident plans of care and maintain detailed records of client responses to treatment.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent. The role requires professionalism, reliability, and the ability to exercise independent professional judgment in complex social situations.
Location: Payson, UT 84651Resident Advocate Rocky Mountain Care – Maple Dell Health and Rehab is seeking a Resident Advocate in our Skilled Nursing Facility to join our amazing team in Payson, Utah.
MISSION
STATEMENT: As a member of your community, our mission is to deliver compassionate health care services to all those entrusted in our care. Through leadership and trust, we function as a cohesive team dedicated to cost-effective, high-quality outcomes for our residents. We foster an environment of innovation and continual improvement by encouraging creativity and openness. We pledge to value one another through loyalty, respect, and dignity. Integrity, fairness, and kindness are an integral part in all our business decisions.
Responsibilities will include: Assesses status of client and social and emotional factors related to the resident’s illness, need for care, and response to treatment. Provides direct social services to residents and families including assisting with goal setting, counseling, and planning and providing interventions. Advises agency personnel, residents, and families of appropriate community resources, their eligibility criteria, and regulations. Participates in the development and periodic renewal of resident plans of care. Observes and reports to the team, the response of the client to treatment and changes in condition. Maintains verbal and/or written communication with other personnel involved with care of residents. Administer cognitive and mood with residents. Maintains appropriate and timely resident records including observations, treatments, client response to treatment, and changes in client’s condition. Attends and participates in appropriate resident care conferences, staff meetings, and agency committee meetings. Knowledge of individuals and group behavior and ways of working effectively with those with social, economic, emotional, or health problems. Ability to exercise independent professional judgment in complex situations. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents and families, staff members, outside agencies and institutions, and the general public.
Requirements
Professionalism Punctuality and Reliability “Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the applicable federal and state civil rights laws, it is the policy of Rocky Mountain Care, LLC and its affiliates and managed entities (together hereafter referred to as “RMC”), to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HR@rmcare.com. QualificationsRequired Qualifications All facilities must provide medically-related social services to residents. It is not required that a qualified social worker necessarily provide all of these services, except as required by State law. The regulations do not require a Social Worker when a facility has equal to or less than 120 beds. The Resident Advocate must possess: A minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent.
