Social Services Director

SUMMARY:

The primary purpose of the Social Services Coordinator is to assist in planning, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the overall operation of our facility's Social Services Department in accordance with federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Administrator, to assure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual's basis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review facility policies and procedures as part of the facility's interdisciplinary team to assure. compliance with state and federal regulations.

• Participate in reviewing and setting policies concerning resident care and quality of life.

• Participate in developing facility social work policies.

• Participate in quality assurance interdisciplinary team meetings.

• Understand and meet all government requirements for social service documentation.

• Document progress in meeting the psychosocial needs of residents.

• Work with the interdisciplinary team and administration to promote and protect resident rights and the psychological wellbeing of each resident.

• Prevent and address resident abuse as mandated by law and professional licensure.

• Work with residents, families, significant others, and staff to provide support, information and organization for taking a more proactive role in self-advocacy to improve quality of life/care for individual residents and those who live and work within the nursing home and the community at large.

• Coordinate the resident discharge planning process and make referrals for appropriate home care services prior to the resident's return to the community.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• An individual that possesses a bachelor's degree in a human services field (including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling or psychology).

• A minimum of one year of supervised experience in mental health or human services is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to sit, stand, bend, and walk regularly; lift and/or move up to 25.

• Visual and auditory ability sufficient for written and verbal communication.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.