Hudson Elms Nursing Home -
Social Services Manager
Hudson Elms is a 50 bed skilled nursing, and 25 bed Assisted Living Community looking for a Experienced Social Worker in Long Term Care or Behavioral Health, who enjoys working with residents in the community.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the psycho-social needs of our resident, and manage the coordination on ancillary services, assessments and discharge planning.
Job Responsibilities :
Demonstrates knowledge of age specific developmental factors specific to adult and geriatric residents (physical, cognitive, and socialization factors) in planning social services programs.
Provides orientation to long term care facility and services for residents and family members
Promptly follows-up on admission inquiries, evaluates and assess the needs of prospective resident to determine appropriateness of facility placement
Schedules appointments with resident, responsible party, guardian, next of kin or agency to;
Review Bill of rights, authorization for medical records, Patient Care Conference Meetings (etc.)
Notifies all disciplines if resident is recipient of Medicaid funding if resident’s condition does not warrant a return within 15-20 day period.
Conducts discharge planning conference at the discretion of the planner, issues pending discharge bulletin, and formulates post-discharge summary.
Completes Social History after conference with resident, family and / or responsible party withing 14 days of admission
Completes the initial psychosocial assessment section of Social History, and Social Service plan withing 14 days of admission
Ensures all social service assessments and progress notes are up to day on the resident medical chart in a timely basis, and at least quarterly, completes a progressive assessment note.
Summary of Qualifications :
One to two years of experience in a related field preferred