Job Description:

• Plan, develop, and organize, implement, evaluate, and superivise the social service programs of this facility.
• Assist in the development, administering, and coordinating of department policies and procedures.
• 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/families as necessary and in a private setting.
• Involve the resident/family in planning social service programs when possible.
• Assist in arranging transportation to other facilities when necessary.
• Refer resident/families to appropriate social service agencies when the facility does not provide the services or needs of the resident.
• Provide information to resident/ families as to Medicare/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 departmental job descriptions at least annually.
• Assume the authority, responsibility, and accountability of supervising 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.
• Work with the facility’s consultants as necessary and implement recommended changes as required.
• Delegate authority, responsibility, and accountability to other responsible department personnel.
• Make written and oral reports/ recommendations to the Administrator concerning the operation of the social services department.
• Assist in standardizing the methods in which work will be accomplished.
• Interpret the department’s policies and procedures to employees, residents, visitors, government agencies, etc.
• Keep abreast of economic conditions/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 notes during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such to the Administrator.
• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job related social functions to ensure that tasks involving exposure to blood or body fluids are properly and recorded.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
• Interview residents, or family members, as necessary, 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.
• Involve the resident/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.
• Others as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed by the Administrator.
• Non Union

We are EOE

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,000.00 - $67,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• social work supervisor in long term care: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Bronx, NY 10469: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person