Director of Social Services

Description

The Director of Social Services reports to the Chief Administrative Officer and is responsible for compliance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and established policies and procedures to enhance the quality of life of our residents by ensuring that the medically related emotional and social needs of the residents are met and maintained on an individual basis.

Schedule: Full-Time, Weekdays (M-F), 8 Hour Shifts, Occasionally work outside of the Normal Business Hours

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop a comprehensive social history and psychosocial assessment that includes the resident’s problems, strengths and preferences, including cultural, religious, and ethnic background and implications for the care plan.
• Assist residents and their families (in the social, racial, ethnic, and cultural context) cope with the immediate effects of the decision to move to the facility.
• Orient residents and families to the facility, its services, its service limitations and residents’ rights.
• Involve residents and families in care planning, encouraging their attendance at care conferences.
• Attend scheduled care conferences and identify and interpret psychosocial needs of residents for inclusion in the care plan, addressing in particular, issues of schedule, treatment and environment that express and reinforce individuality and identity.
• Complete mandatory documentation within timelines established by applicable regulations.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 2 years of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals.
• Must possess a working knowledge of the State Department of Health regulations and OBRA.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, and family members.
• Great written and verbal skills.
• Previous experience with computers and other office equipment.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of 30 pounds.
• Must be able to stand, bend, lift and move intermittently throughout the work day in the office areas and throughout the facility.
• Must be able to work outside of normal work hours including nights, holidays, and weekends as needed to meet facility and position demands.
• Must be free of diseases that may be transmitted in the performance of job responsibilities during the stage of communicability.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile people within the facility.

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