Social Services Director

1 day ago


Melbourne, Florida, United States Avante at Melbourne, Inc. Full time
Job Title: Director of Social Services

At Avante at Melbourne, Inc., we are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Director of Social Services to join our team. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for overseeing the Social Services Department and ensuring that our residents receive the highest level of care and support.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Maintain contact with facility caregivers to report on changes in health, current goals, discharge planning, and encouragement to participate in care planning.
  • Timely and accurate assessment and completion of all social services documentation in the medical record.
  • Assist staff in informing residents and those they designate about the resident's health status and health care choices and their ramifications.
  • Make referrals and obtain services from outside entities as necessary, including but not limited to dental, podiatry, eye care, hearing services, home health, DME, etc.
  • Assist residents with necessary referrals for financial and legal matters, including applying for Medicaid and obtaining ICP Medicaid benefits.
  • Provide discharge planning services.
  • Arrange provision of needed counseling or psychiatric services.
  • Through the assessment and care planning process, identify and seek ways to support resident's individual needs.
  • Promote actions by staff that maintain or enhance each resident's dignity in full recognition of each resident's individuality.
  • Assist the Resident and/or their family with Advance Directives, including addressing code status (DNR), Living Will, Health Care Surrogate, Health Care Proxy, etc.
  • Provide alternatives to drug therapy by understanding and communicating to staff why residents act as they do, what they are attempting to communicate and what needs the staff must meet.
  • Identify and address resident's who are grieving and arrange for necessary services.
  • Assist as required by the administrative team in all Resident abuse and neglect investigations and grievances.
  • Comprehensive MDS, and Care Plans pertaining to social services as directed by the MDS team.
  • Timely and interactive participation in all required staff meetings.
  • Assist the administrator upon request with interviewing, providing oversight and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations all social services supportive staff.
  • Promptly report to the administrator any allegation of abuse or neglect and/or complaints or grievances and assist with follow up.
  • Target psychosocial areas that may affect the resident and work closely with the activities department to identify and address any potential psychosocial stressors.
  • Assist and ensure completion of PASRR Level II determinations as needed.
  • Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner at all times.
Requirements:
  • A Bachelor's Degree is preferred in Social Work or in Human Services but not limited to Sociology, Psychology or Rehabilitation Counseling.
  • Minimum of three (3) years' experience in Long Term Care.
  • At least one (1) year of supervised Social Work experience in a Health Care setting working directly with individuals.
Physical Job Requirements:
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; lift and/or move equipment or residents; grasp; stoop, bend, kneel or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.
  • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Always being able to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
  • Works beyond normal working hours as necessary.


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