Indigo Manor is currently seeking a qualified social worker to join our team of dedicated professionals, providing the best and highest quality of patient care and excellent customer service. We take pride in making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families.

SUMMARY

The Social Worker is responsible for knowledge of federal, state, and local standards, as well as company- established policies and procedures, to ensure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the patients/residents are met and maintained on an individual basis.

QUALIFICATIONS

All facilities must provide medically related social services to residents. Any facility with more than 120 beds must employ a qualified social worker on a full-time basis. The social worker is a qualified professional social worker who has: (i) A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social work or another human services field to include, but not limited to, sociology, gerontology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, or psychology. (ii) One year of social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Social Worker is responsible for meeting and assisting 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.

The Social Worker will complete the social services component of the comprehensive assessment. The Social Worker will also participate in the 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, to include identifying and promoting individualized, non-pharmacological approaches to care that meet the mental and psychosocial needs of each resident.

The Social Worker will participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of residents needs for institutional care and completion of the PASARR Level I and will request PASARR Level II as needed.

The Social Worker will facilitate residents’ safe transition back into the community through interdisciplinary discharge planning and arrangement of community based services and follow-up care.

The Social Worker will 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.

Investigates residents’ complaints regarding rooms and provides information to Social Services Director for resolution.

Investigate residents' complaints regarding lost items and provides information to Social Services Director for resolution.

The Social Worker will assist in 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. The Social Worker will also ensure that staff members are made aware of the resident’s code status and end-of-life wishes and will assist with informing and educating residents and their representatives about health care options and ramifications.

The Social Worker ensures that staff members are knowledgeable about Resident’s Rights and encourages staff to maintain and enhance each resident’s dignity in recognition of each resident’s individuality. The Social Worker will also 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 Worker will report to the Social Services Director, Administrator and appropriate State agency, as well as will assist in the investigation into the allegation.

The Social Worker will 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.

ADDITIONAL ASSIGNED TASKS

1. Make arrangements for residents to obtain items such as clothing and personal care supplies.

2. Act as a resource for staff participating in behavioral interventions with residents.

3. Assist residents in voicing and obtaining resolution to grievances.

4. Participate in Resident and/or Family Council as needed or requested.

5. Assist with, or arrange for, a resident’s communication of needs through the resident’s primary method of communication or in a language that the resident understands.

6. Treat all residents with dignity and respect. Promote and protect all residents’ rights.

7. Establish a culture of compliance by adhering to all facility policies and procedures. Comply with standards of business conduct, and state/federal regulations and guidelines.

8. Maintain confidentiality of protected health information, including verbal, written, and electronic communications.

9. Report noncompliance with policies, procedures, regulations, or breaches in confidentiality to appropriate personnel. Report any retaliation or discrimination to the HR or compliance officer.

10. Report any occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and/or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.

11. Report work-related injuries and illnesses immediately to supervisor.

12. Contribute to the facility efforts to maintain and/or improve quality of care through participation in the following:

• Attend Care Plan meetings.

• Serve as a member of the Behavior Management Committee in the absence of the Director.

• Attend Department Head/Stand Up Meetings in the absence of the Director.

• Attend mandatory in-services.

• Successfully complete the facility required training, and any Social Work continuing education and licensing requirements.