SUMMARY

The Social Services Director is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, supervision, and ongoing evaluation of the Social Services Department designed to meet and assist residents in attaining or maintaining their highest practicable well-being. This includes identifying the need for medically related social services and ensuring that these services are provided in accordance with State and Federal regulations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Complete and/or direct/delegate the completion of the social services component of the comprehensive assessment, contribute to and/or direct/delegate contribution of social services goals and approaches to the comprehensive care plan. These goals and interventions will be individualized to match the skills, abilities, and interests/preferences of each resident in compliance with Federal and State regulations.
• Assist with completing the Medicare/Medicaid
• Oversee pre-admission services for inbound residents, to include participation in interdisciplinary evaluation of residents needs for institutional care and completion of the PASARR Level I
• Facilitate residents' safe transition back into the community through interdisciplinary discharge planning and arrangement of community-based services and follow-up
• Assist residents and their representatives in locating and accessing financial, legal, and other community
• Coordinate implementation and oversight of procedures to ensure social services actions and interactions are adequately documented in each resident's medical record, and that legal, ethical, and professional standards of social work practice and being upheld in written recordings.
• Oversee the establishment of departmental QA procedures and modification of those procedures where
• Oversee the process of Advance Care Planning for each resident upon admission, and make sure that any Advance Directives are reviewed with the resident/ resident representative on a regular basis.
• Ensure that staff members are made aware of the resident's code status and end-of-life
• Assist with informing and educating residents and their representatives about healthcare options and
• Assist residents in voicing and obtaining resolution to
• Review complaints and grievances made by the resident and make a written report indicating what action(s) were taken to resolve the complaint or grievance.
• Gather grievance reports from other Social Services staff and ensure follow-through and resolution has been completed as per facility policy.
• Track grievance trends and report findings as part of the facility's QAPI program as requested participate in facility policy development in order to positively impact the quality of care delivered to residents ensure that staff members are knowledgeable about Resident's Rights and encourage staff to maintain and enhance each resident's dignity in recognition of each resident's individuality advocate for residents and assist them in assertion of their rights within the facility.

• when there is an allegation of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation, the Social Services Director will report to the Administrator and appropriate State agency, as well as will lead a thorough investigation into the allegation ensure that residents who display mental illness, or psychosocial difficulties such as coping with grief and loss, will have access to appropriate treatment and resources.

Email Resume, References, Cover Letter to:

HRDirector@holgatecenter.org

Call 503-872-1111 for questions.