Case Manager/Social Worker

Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is looking for a Case Manager to work alongside the Social Services Director.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This position involves responsibility for providing professional social work to residents and their families to aid them in dealing with medically-related social and emotional problems. An employee in this position serves as a member of an inter-disciplinary health care team involving medicine, nursing, dietary, rehabilitation therapies and activities personal in identifying needs and in formulating and implementing the restorative and discharge potential of residents. The work is performed within prescribed guidelines with leeway permitted in determining the scope of social work services to be provided in helping residents adjust to their medical condition and to the environment of the facility concerned. Employees in the position are expected to consult and cooperate with professionals in other disciplines and agencies to aid them in recognizing the significant social components of their health care and understanding their impact on residents and their families.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (The following activities are listed as examples only and in no event shall an employee be limited to only those examples listed here.)

• Coordinates or participates in admissions processing with Nursing Department
• Oversees short-term rehabilitation unit; provides safe and adequate discharge planning
• Assesses psycho-social needs of residents upon admission and during continued stay in the facility by participating in inter- disciplinary health care team formulation of the resident care plan;
• Establishes social work goals to aid residents, their families or responsible parties in dealing with the medical problem concerned ;
• Provides supportive social work services to help residents adjust to their illnesses, disabilities and stay in the facility;
• Provides consultation to facility staff regarding the social and emotional aspect of resident health care and treatment;
• Records significant social services progress data and periodic reassessment in resident medical records;
• Determines psycho- social implications of potential resident discharge or transfer to different levels of health care in accordance with utilization control requirements and aid facility staff and resident families in implementation of arrangements;
• Modifies social service goals or treatment consistent with change in resident care needs;
• May assigns and supervise the work of Social Worker Assistants and other subordinate staff engaged in providing social services assistance to facility residents and their families;
• Maintains information on community and health resources which can be utilized during care and subsequent to discharge;
• Participates in the development and implementation of and adherence to facility policy regarding social services aspects of residents care;
• Prepares a variety of records and reports related to the work;

FULL PERFORMANCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Good knowledge of the practices and procedures of social work and of the social and psychological factors related to disease and disability; working knowledge of State and Federal rules, regulations and requirements related to health care facilities; ability to counsel health care facility patient and their families; ability to function as a member of an inter-disciplinary health care team; ability to interpret Federal, State and local laws and regulations regarding the delivery of social work services in a health care facility; ability to plan and supervise others; ability to prepare records and reports related to social services activities; ability to utilize community resources effectively to meet facility patient and family social service needs; ability to confer with and provide social services consultation to other health care professionals; sympathetic attitude toward the sick and disabled; tact; physical condition commensurate with demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Degree in Social Work/Human Service or another related field of study. Prior case management experience required. Past experience working in a Skilled Nursing Facility/ long term care.