About Us
Centrally located in Torrance, California, Sunnyside Nursing and Post-Acute Care provides sub-acute nursing care, rehabilitation services, skilled nursing, and long-term care. Our compassionate staff offers individualized care plans for each resident to ensure personalized care is provided to all our patients with a goal to return home.
Our team of qualified professionals provides compassionate care by:
Maintaining high medical integrity
Fostering a team spirit among staff
Creating friendly, beautiful surroundings for our residents and their visitors
We understand the importance of creating a comfortable and nurturing atmosphere, whether residents stay for short-term treatment or long-term care.
Job Description
Conduct an admission interview with the resident and family for the purpose of completing a confidential psychosocial history and assessment, identify areas of concern, develop treatment plans/goals, and complete advance directives.
Update residents’ charts/social services records every three months following initial evaluation and/or as social services needs are demonstrated. Re-evaluate resident care plans at least every three months.
Assisting with scheduling transportation
Send bereavement cards and notify families or responsible parties when residents expire and document
Contact families to pick up personal belonging for resident who return to the hospital
Handle ancillary services for the residents (dental, ent, optometry, psychology consult, ophthalmology)
Oversee room changes - completing acknowledgement form, document, and and notify families.
Attend weight and wounds meetings and complete the social service section of assessment for weight variance meeting
Work on the weekends if able
Theft & loss and grievances
Conduct Angel rounds & IP rounds
Assist with discharge planning
Contribute to Resident Care Conferences, and communicate resident and family areas of concern.
Requirements
Full-time
Monday - Friday
Social Services Designee Certificate
Prior Skilled Nursing Experience
Ability to speak and write English well
Benefits
Why Work for Sunnyside Nursing & Post-Acute Care
Wages: $23.00 - $26.00 per hour based on experience
Paid orientation and training
Opportunities for growth
Paid sick leave/paid holidays
Medical, dental, vision, and AFLAC
Join the dream team where teamwork is facilitated through hard work and dedication
We take great pride in meeting or exceeding CDC and CMS standards. On-site experts provide teaching, coaching, and support on infection prevention practices. In addition, we maintain an abundant supply of PPE, including N95/KN95 masks, for all who provide care and services to our patients and residents. Our multiple testing capabilities, including Point-of-Care (POC) testing, are available at every location and comply with CMS and local guidance
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity & pride ourselves on creating an inclusive environment for all employees and resident