General Purpose of Social Services:

The primary purpose of your job position is to assist in planning organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the Geriatric Psych Unit of the Social Services Department in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the Director of Social Services and/or Administrator, to assure the medically related emotional and social needs of the resident are met/maintained on an individual basis. 

Essential Job Functions:

•Specifically, responsible for all social service functions on the unit, with a social service assistant providing the majority of social service needs of LTC.

•Coordinate discharge planning of all residents within policy guidelines.

•Serves on the Level of Care committee

•Assists residents on completion of Maine care applications

•Referral assessments are current for residents and all Mod Vs are in place.

•Responsible for Social Service sections of MDS completion

•Takes the lead role in APS referrals on the unit

•Responsible for Rehab/UR meetings and required pre/post documentation

•Responsible for admission contracts and addendums kept current for skilled and long term care residents on the unit 

•Development and implementation of social service care plans.

•Coordinates with nursing Therapies, Dietary, Activities, Social Services, and families to ensure that the overall needs of the residents are being met.

•Facilitates family meetings.

•Performs social services admission assessments and ongoing assessments as required and as needed.

•Collaborates with management team for resident updates.

•Complies with facility guidelines for productivity and meeting requirements

•Participate in the required Social Worker meetings for First Atlantic Health Care.

•Must maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information to ensure resident’s rights are protected.

•Work meets facility standards.

•Promotes and maintains positive relationships with peers and Residents and works collaboratively with all departments.

•Remain pleasant, cheerful, tactful, and courteous at all times.

•Dependable and demonstrates ability to follow the attendance policy.

•Maintain and update job knowledge and licensure by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; fulfilling continuing any education requirements.

•Ensures adherence to all First Atlantic professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.

•Cooperate with other personnel and to resolve interpersonal conflicts with minimal assistance.

•Willingness to accept suggestions and supervision from the supervisor. 

Skills and Abilities:

Minimum Qualifications: