What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Services Coordinator BSW position at Cherokee Elder Care?
Essential Job Functions:
- Performs care plans and ongoing evaluation of participants.
- Implement and lead group education activities.
- Act as an advocate between agencies and participants ensuring proper fulfillment of participants needs.
- Communicates participant changes to appropriate team members.
- Assist in the coordination of 24 hour care delivery to participants.
- Maintains current knowledge of regulatory requirements and community resources.
- Consults with and advises staff members as to the relationship of social,
emotional and cultural factors to health and medical care, and as to the availability of social services in the community.
- Refers participants to community resources.
- Monitor, evaluate and record client progress notes.
- Conduct interviews with participants and their families to assess and review their situations.
- Provide support to participants to improve participant quality of life.
- Maintains consistent, ongoing contact with existing and potential referral sources.
- Presents information to the interdisciplinary team during morning meetings.
- Advocates for participant/ family members who may be unable to act on their own behalf to protect themselves or their rights.
- Assists in advising of legal mechanisms of protection such as guardianships or protective services when appropriate.
- Collects and maintains necessary data in the electronic health records in order to generate reports as required by PACE model and Cherokee Elder Care.
- Participates in the interdisciplinary team process as needed.
- Maintains strict confidentiality of all participant information.
- Requires daily use of personal vehicle for business purposes.
- All other duties assigned by Behavioral Health Manager.
Required Education, Licensure, Experience :
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
Licensure:
- Current CPR/BLS certificate.
- Current Driver’s License.
- Current Vehicle Insurance in compliance with the Cherokee Nation Motor
Vehicle Usage and the CEC Transportation Policy and Procedure.
- A motor vehicle report (MVR) will be completed upon selection. MVR must meet
Cherokee Nation Risk Management driver eligibility criteria.
Experience:
- Must have 1 year of experience with a frail or elderly population.
- Must have 1 year experience utilizing medical terminology.
- Must have 1 year of home health or long term care experience.
- Must have 1 year experience utilizing electronic health records.
About Cherokee Elder Care
PACE Services: Cherokee Elder Care staff work diligently to fulfill the needs of every participant. The caring and professional team at CEC work hard to provide services with respect, dignity, and integrity to meet participants healthcare needs. Services provided by Cherokee Elder Care PACE include: Primary Care Medical Specialties Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy Home Health Services Transportation Social Services Behavioral Health Inpatient, Outpatient, and Ambulance Part D Medication with No Copays Medical Equipment Adult Day Health Center Activities and Socialization
