The primary purpose of this position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of our Center’s Social Services Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and to assure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual basis.

Job duties include:

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the social service programs.

• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of social care plans and resident assessments.

• Interview resident/families as necessary; Involve the resident/family in planning social service programs.

• Assist in arranging transportation to other facilities when necessary.

• Refer resident/families to appropriate social service agencies when the Center does not provide the services or needs of the resident

• Provide information to resident/families as to Medicare/Medicaid, and other financial assistance programs available to the resident

• Maintain a quality working relationship with the medical profession and other health related facilities and organizations.

• Develop preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the social service needs of each resident.

• Develop a written plan of care for each resident that identifies social problems/needs of the resident and the goals to be accomplished for each problem/need identified.

• Ensure that social services components of the MDS are completed and signed on a timely basis.

• Assist in the scheduling of care plans and assessments to be presented and discussed at each committee meeting. Ensure that all social services personnel are aware of the care plan and that care plans are used in providing daily social services to the resident