Director of Social Services - Nursing Home - 3296530

Apex Healthcare•Orlando, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Recruiting a Social Services Director that will work to attain, maintain or enhance the psychological and social well-being of each resident and provide psychosocial support to residents and families.

Requirements

Masters degree in social work or related human service field with at least one year supervised experience in a healthcare setting.
OR Bachelor’s degree in social work or related human service field with at least two years supervised social work experience in a healthcare setting.
Ability to communicate in English effectively through verbal and written means.
Ability to work under stress and in emergency situations.
Understand principles of growth and development for the entire lifespan with the ability to provide care appropriate for adult and geriatric residents as appropriate to the resident population.

Responsibilities

Perform duties in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and professional standards.
Keep confidential all resident information.
Participate in the facility Performance Improvement Process.
Provide a psychosocial assessment for each resident within seven days of admission, annually and/or upon change condition.
Maintain quarterly progress notes regarding: reason for admission, goals for discharge, mental/mood status, other psychosocial concerns, as well as basic family concerns and issues.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to develop a comprehensive care plan.
Review and/or update each resident’s care plan at least every 90 days or on a as needed basis, based on change in condition.
Provide direct psychosocial intervention by: implementation of care planned interventions, planning and conducting group and facility-wide psychosocial interventions.
Assist the resident’s family in coping with: problems associated with Skilled Nursing placement, the physical illness/disability of the resident, and the grieving process.
Educate the resident and family, friends and staff about resident’s rights.
Take a proactive role in the facilitation of the resident/family council.
Assist with the resident’s communication with family, the staff and outside agencies.
Encourage the participation of the resident and other significant decision makers in the resident’s care planning process.
In conjunction with the rehabilitation department, make arrangements for needed adaptive equipment devices or community referrals.
Educate residents and their families about Durable Power of Attorney for healthcare or other forms of advance health directives and provides assistance in documentation of advance directives.
In-service staff regarding psychosocial issues, the role of the social worker in Skilled Nursing and resident’s rights.
Provide the resident and families with community resource information regarding discharge options.
Work with the resident, the family and the other disciplines to plan for a safe discharge to home or another level of care.
Document discharge plans.
Promote adherence to our Code of Business Conduct by monitoring employee performance, as well as, identify and respond to compliance issues.
Perform all other duties as assigned.