Social Services Director

Lake Forest Senior Living at Mountain Home -

Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative Functions

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the social services programs of the Facility.
• Assist in the development, administering, and coordinating of department policies and procedures.
• Keep abreast of current federal and state regulations, as well as professional standards, and make recommendations on changes in policies and procedures to the Administrator.
• Review department policies and procedures, at least annually, and participate in making recommended changes.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for the identification of medically related social and emotional needs of the resident.
• Participate in community planning related to the interests of the Facility and the services and needs of the resident and family.
• Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of social care plans and resident assessments.
• Interview resident and families in a private setting, as necessary.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting such to the Administrator, as required.
• Involve the resident and family in planning social service programs when possible in a private setting.
• Assist in arranging transportation to other facilities when necessary.
• Refer resident and families to appropriate social service agencies when the Facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident in a private setting.
• Provide information to resident and families as to Medicare and Medicaid, and other financial assistance programs available to the resident.
• Provide consultation to members of our staff, community agencies, etc., in efforts to solve the needs and problems of the resident through the development of social service programs.
• Assist in the review and updating of Social Services Department’s job descriptions, annually.
• Assume the authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the Social Service Department.
• Maintain a quality working relationship with the medical profession and other health related facilities and organizations.
• Review and evaluate the department’s work force and make recommendations to the Administrator.
• Coordinate social service activities with other departments, as necessary.
• Make written and oral reports and recommendations to the Administrator concerning the operation of the Social Service Department.
• Keep abreast of economic conditions and situations and recommend to the Administrator adjustments in social services that assure the continued ability to provide daily social services.
• Review and develop a plan of correction for social service deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such to the Administrator.
• Review departmental complaints and grievances from personnel and make written reports to the Administrator of action(s) taken. Follow Facility’s established procedures.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program for the Social Services Department.
• Participate in Facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies, as necessary or as may be directed.
• Interview residents, or family members, as necessary, in a private setting to obtain social history.
• Assure that social service progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service.
• Maintain a reference library of written material, laws, standards of practice, etc., necessary for complying with current standards and regulations, and that will provide assistance in maintaining quality social service.
• Develop and maintain a community and social services referral file of agencies and organizations that provide assistance to residents.
• Involve the resident and family in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
• Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, as well as other related departments in planning social service programs and activities.

Care Plan and Assessment Functions

Resident Rights

Education

Experience