Director of Social Services

Located in the Bronx, NY A skilled nursing, long term care facility located in the Bronx, NY is seeking a strong  Director of Social Services.

Responsibilities

The Social Worker provides medically related social services to assigned caseload that assist the residents to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental and psycho-social well-being Services provided meet professional standards of social work practice, consistent with state and federal laws and regulations The Social Worker guides facility staff in matters of resident advocacy, protection and promotion of residents' rights The Social Worker completes and updates social service assessments for assigned residents as part of the comprehensive resident assessment process Assessments identify residents with current needs for social service interventions to improve or maintain functional abilities and those residents at risk of psycho-social deterioration The Social Worker acts as Care Plan Coordinator as assigned The Social Worker interviews residents, interested family members, legal representatives and significant others to obtain and update information needed to develop individualized plans of care and to protect and promote residents' rights The Social Worker works cooperatively with members of the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care Attends care conferences as assigned Communicates resident concerns and responses to interventions to interdisciplinary team members and direct care staff The Social Worker provides or arranges for social work counseling services as needed to attain or maintain highest practicable mental and psycho-social well-being The Social Worker records progress notes in the clinical record including subjective findings, objective symptoms, observations of behavior, interventions provided to resident and residents’ responses to interventions The Social Worker identifies ways to accommodate residents’ choices, preferences and customary routines Includes these approaches in plan of care and gives this information to direct care staff The Social Worker audits clinical records of residents on a regular basis to monitor resident responses to care and treatment and to identify concerns about Resident Rights Acts as role model for direct care staff in matters of protecting and promoting residents' rights Suggests approaches and methods of interacting with residents that maintain and enhance the person's dignity and individuality Assists direct care staff with behavioral assessments and development of alternative approaches that minimize or eliminate use of physical and chemical restraints The Social Worker evaluates assigned residents for discharge potential Provides discharge planning services when discharge is anticipated that reflects the residents and family's preferences for care, coordination of post discharge care and services, including transportation, and how the resident will access and pay for services Prepares discharge summary for resident’s record that is available, with consent of resident, for release to authorized persons and agencies

Qualifications/Requirements: Must have a MSW or LMSW Must have experience as a Director of Social Services in a nursing home setting Must have some knowledge and understanding of PDPM Must have strong organizational and case management abilities Strong written and verbal skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Hudson View Network is a medical recruiting firm whose goal is to bridge  exceptional  talent to  superior  institutions. We work with  various  healthcare organizations to help fill needs within their facilities.